Pain. Perhaps it's safe to say that Yami no Yuugi, King of Games, has experienced it repeatedly, after time and again saving the world from destruction.

But heartbreak? Yami no Yuugi, who was now known as Yami Motou, was new to it, and it seems the pain a broken heart brings is more painful that those he felt before.
Once upon a time, he was in-love with Lexis Patrick Andrews, a British businessman he met while he was in Egypt studying. He thought they were a match made and favored by the gods; he thought life with Lexis was perfect. Until he saw him making out with another four days after he proposed to the pharaoh.

The pharaoh was left speechless. He was truly devastated and his friends knew it, especially Yugi and Joey. Five weeks after that shocking incident, Yami finds himself readying for a blind date Yugi and Joey oh-so-nicely planned. But no, he told himself, no matter what happens, he will love no more. Never will he trust again.

"Why did I ever agree?" he asked himself as he took his coat from the closet and wore it on top of his black-red shirt.

Just then, Yugi's voice reached his ears.

"Yami, hurry up!" Yugi said.

He sighed and took one last look at himself before reaching for the door.
Joey and Yugi were waiting for him in the living room, cuddled to each other, when he went down; with his usual small quirk he called a smile. It was obvious that Yugi and Joey loved each other.

"Man, Yami, I swear! If I'm not dating Yugi now, I would've dated you," Joey said teasingly, earning a punch from Yugi.

"You look hot, Yami. Your guy would not take his eyes off you, I bet," Yugi said with a smile.

Yami smiled in turn, but they all know a forced smile when they see one, and the one plastered on the pharaoh's face was definitely one. "Thank you, aibou," the pharaoh said.

"Come on, he's probably waiting for you already," Yugi said before he opened the door, indicating that it was really time to go.

About twenty minutes after, Yami found himself in front of a fancy restaurant, which was famous for its spicy dishes, with Joey and Yugi behind him to prevent him from backing out. It was no lie that he was avoiding any intimate relationship with either boy or girl after what happened weeks ago and he was sure that if it weren't for the two of them, he would have rode a cab and went back home.

"How do I know if—"

"He's wearing a purple suit, has black hair and blue eyes," Joey cut in, reading the description from a piece of paper.

Yugi perhaps felt his yami's apprehension and placed a hand on his yami's shoulder. "Don't worry, Yami. I'm sure he's not like Lexis," he said comfortingly.
Yami gave his hikari a small smile.

"Besides, if he hurts you, or even raises a finger on you, I'll bust him up with my killer punches, heh," Joey said, raising a clenched fist. Yami and Yugi this time both smiled.

"Thanks Joey, but you don't have to do that, really," Yami said, "Well I better go in."

"Sure thing, Yami," Joey answered, "Come on, Yugi," he pulled his koi and started to walk away. Yugi followed him, but not without hugging Yami first.

"Bye guys! Thanks!" the pharaoh said.
Joey, who was already a few meters away, turned to face him, smiled, and raised a thumb up.

Yami nodded in acknowledge and sighed.

"Well… here goes," he said before going in.

'Please be fine, Yami,' Yugi thought before he concentrated on walking with Joey.