A/N: Yay, new fandom! This was only meant to be a one-shot but I had way to much fun writing it to stop so I added more, and this is the first chapter :) The song I used for inspiration in writing the story and the title is "Vegas Skies" by The Cab such a romantic song! YamixAnzu pairing, a couple that is simply to adorable not to write about in my opinion! [Text] – Yami mind speaking. Text –Yugi mind speaking.

Disclaimer: Not mine!

"Yugi, you alright man you've been looking kinda tired today..." Jounouchi trailed off, looking worriedly at his friend who winced at the observation, trying to stop the yawn that escaped behind his concealing hand.

"Things were kind of loud at the shop last night..." A sharp gaze was tossed his way and the innocent shorter boy back-pedaled hastily.

"Um, but I couldn't sleep either so it was probably my own fault," He corrected, glancing at his 'brother' nervously who simply nodded slightly in approval.

Jounouchi looked even more sceptical at the exchange but knew better then to press into the Motou family dynamics which were sufficiently complicated given all that had gone on over the past couple of years. Who knew a card game could lead to so much drama? The blond could only shake his head disbelievingly.

"Hey guys! Yugi, you look tired, did you not sleep last night?" Honda asked innocently as he approached, carrying his bag. He had probably been at his locker. Yugi could just flinch again slightly and mumble something about insomnia.

"By the way Jounouchi, why don't you tell us all about how you scored with Mai?" Honda teased, immediately moving on from his initial observation. Yugi let out a small sigh of relief that the two other boys seemed more interested in talking about girls then about his apparent lack of sleep.

He wished he could wipe the tiredness off his face; Yami was going to be upset with him. Probably not openly, but having lived together for so long he knew that internally he'd be ticked off even knowing that it wasn't really Yugi's fault.

If anything it was Yami's fault, and he knew it, but he just couldn't put down the phone last night even knowing it would come back to bite him.

The taller far more intense looking Motou brother leaned against the rail of the ramp, staring through the glass out at the small field covered with other people talking and milling about or just arriving for school.

Behind him he could feel Yugi's wide eyed nervous glance flickering to him every couple seconds and he could hear Jounouchi stammering through a denial that he had done anything with a certain beautiful blond woman. A small smirk graced his face, knowing that if the shameless boy had finally gotten what he wanted with the older woman he would have already been bragging about it.

When Honda accused him of 'hiding the juicy details' their argument started to get heated and Yugi sidled over to the rail where Yami stood, staring determinedly out the large panel of glass at all the people arriving.

"Don't you think we should do something?" He asked in a slight whisper and the former Pharaoh glanced behind him for the first time, the amused smirk still on his constantly serious face.

"Why haven't you done anything Yugi?" He asked in a lecturing way. He'd been trying to get him to stand up for himself lately. He didn't want him fighting in the hallways but he had to take action in more than just card games sometimes!

Even Yami had slowly been moving on though having his own new body did prove a good distraction to be fair. Yugi flushed slightly, glancing down at his feet then dragging his gaze back up. He knew Yami didn't like it when he avoided his gaze.

After being together and knowing each other's thoughts for so long mere avoidance of eye contact seemed like they were trying to keep secrets from each other. Along with that Yami knew Yugi had a more playful open side that he needed to let out sometimes rather than worrying about the whole world all the time.

[You know as well as I do that Mai has wanted to see him again despite how their last date went. Why don't you spare him the torment from Honda?] Yami asked via their mind connection that still remained.

I wasn't even supposed to overhear that conversation. It's not like Shizuka and I talk a lot privately and I wouldn't know if you didn't know and you wouldn't know if you hadn't been told by Anzu who only knew because Shizuka told her! His logical made his head spin dizzyingly and he shook out his crazy hair impatiently before adding in a slightly more mischievous tone:

Unless you want them to know how I found out? The Pharaoh grumbled to himself slightly under his breath, shooting his aibou a shrewd look.

[I wanted you to be more open towards other people, not me.] He rebuked half heartedly causing Yugi to actually laugh out loud, receiving funny looks from the two feuding boys.

"Mai probably wants to see you again Jounouchi," Yami said in his deep voice, turning slightly to pierce them both with his intense violet gaze.

As much as he knew Yugi wouldn't actually reveal the truth about the phone calls he could easily overhear from his bedroom when they extended late into the night he still refused to back down all the same. It would look cowardly, and that was something he would not stand for.

"Y-you think so?" He stammered an uncharacteristic blush in his cheeks. Even after all this time everyone seemed to take things the ex-Pharaoh said much more seriously then what others said. As such he had to be very careful with gossip.

"Shizuka mentioned something along those lines," He confirmed, trying not to be too serious but evidently failing as smoke started coming out Jounouchi's ears. He almost felt bad for embarrassing him so much. Little did he know he had a whole other thing coming to him.

"So you to now, eh?" Jounouchi asked, still steaming and Yami tilted his head slightly, a calmly questioning look on his face.

"Is that supposed to have meaning to me?" He asked lapsing into his formal tone as he searched his mind for what that might mean. What could he possibly have said to upset the almost-threatening boy?

Sure he was still a little clueless to this new society at times after only a month separate from Yugi and he wasn't as close as his aibou to the others but he was working on it. These slightly indignant thoughts were interrupted by the fuming blond.

"What do ya think it means star-head? Everyone's always after my sister!" Jounouchi raged and Yugi and Honda could only shake their hands and sigh at the offended look that crossed Yami's face. The second comment got ignored as he obsessed over the first. Sometimes Jounouchi amazed everyone with his thick-headedness. It was the same every time.

"Are you insulting Yugi?" He demanded and Yugi groaned slightly, pressing a hand to his head.

"No, I was insulting you!" Jounouchi replied, pointing a finger and Yugi prayed that the Pharaoh would remember where he was and not announce a duel right now. No matter how much he learned about this 'new society' he sometimes forgot that he wasn't still the great Atemu, ruler of Egypt.

"But this hairstyle is also Yugi's, you can't insult mine without insult his," He pointed out coolly which was better than angry.

"Yours is bigger!"

"I'm just taller than him, that's hardly a fault of mine. Besides, it's not like you have fair judgment, yours is quite large as well you realize?"

"At least mine is natural, even a Pharaoh can't get one that big without using something! And there's no way that color is normal." Yami's face grew closed and his eyes narrowed dangerously. Yugi knew the words 'prove it' and 'duel' were about to come out of his mouth when –

"What are you guys talking about?" An amused female voice broke into the ridiculous argument.

"A-Anzu! This is...that is...this is not about what you think it's about!" Jounouchi blurted, face surpassing red and turning purple with embarrassment as he noticed the female witness.

Yami's harsh expression turned neutral, all but blank except to those who had practice reading his serious face. There were only three in this time: his aibou Yugi, his arch enemy Kaiba, and the person closest to his heart, Anzu.

Yugi appraised his expression at her arrival, the way it changed from antagonistic to 'blank' but he lacked the permanent frown he wore during card games and his mouth was pulled just a little too far back to be truly nonchalant. He was happy to see her, which was no surprise considering how close they had become but he also looked a little embarrassed in the way he refused to meet her eyes.

Yugi watched the exchange curiously, making a mental note to ask about it later. After all, Yami was finally getting used to the concept of 'high school' and he was also getting used to having a, well, more normal friendship with the other members of their little group. Jounouchi was clearly mortified but Yami probably didn't understand the connotations.

"Oh really? Then what were you talking about?" She asked with a laugh, enjoying said boy's mortified expression. He sealed his mouth not saying a word and Yami's gaze flickered back and forth between them, a frown becoming more pronounced on his face. Yugi wasn't oblivious to the far more obvious signs of jealousy as well, though he would never bring it up if he wanted to keep his head.

"I don't understand, what is funny? We were simply talking about whose is bigger," He stated innocently and by the way everyone turned to give him a disbelieving look he knew he had missed some sort of modern day lingo again. Sighing in defeat he hung his head.

"What?" He asked, hating to sound so unknowledgeable, the equivalent of weak, especially in front of Anzu who clearly found it all very funny for some reason but it was better than not knowing at all. This time no one wanted to look at him, a sure sign that it was very bad, and an awkward silence filled the air.

Honda started coughing suspiciously and at the same time Jounouchi muttered something about asking Yugi later. Turning to face Yugi himself who he knew didn't have a hope of avoiding him or outrunning him, the Pharaoh fixed him with an intense stare he usually reserved for duels.

"Tell me," He demanded and the smaller boys gaze flickered nervously between Yami and Anzu who stood just behind him. He purposefully avoided having her explain, that tended to make things more awkward he had discovered.

"Uh...uh...the bells about to ring, we should get to class!" Yugi announced in his most helpful I'm-just-an-angel-don't-hurt-me voice, blinking wide innocent eyes. Yami pressed his lips together, looking, full pun intended, royally pissed.

"Yugi I will learn more from this then I will in class or do you wish for me to continue standing out?" He said shortly, referring to the many incidents over the last month where he had called attention to himself. Now that he had his own body and used it for more than just duelling he discovered it was far more difficult to go unnoticed as he had when he would take over Yugi's body before.

"Of course not," Yugi squeaked as though Yami's over-intense presence was actually choking him. Taking pity on her long time friend, Anzu suppressed her smile, knowing she should feel bad for causing such a problem though it was bound to happen anyways with all the strange looks they were getting. It wasn't like this ramp was their private meeting place after all.

Plus she couldn't help thinking how adorable he was when he got that subtly confused look on his face, and when he decided he was going to do something, nothing could stop him. That look, though slightly frightening at times was equally attractive in a...different way. Who knew her type would be the moody but sexy Egyptian Pharaoh type?

Leaning forward she tapped him then backed off. He swung round to face her, expression caught between curious and fierce. Beckoning him closer he obliged, eyes captivated by hers, not even seeing the fake gag Jounouchi gave when Honda elbowed him to point out the strange expression on Yami's face.

Anzu caught it out of the corner of her eye but chose to ignore it as he turned his cheek to her so that she could reach up and cup a hand to his ear, whispering quietly to him. The topic didn't embarrass her after years of hanging out with Honda and Jounouchi but the closeness of his face gave her feelings that did. Feelings she didn't want anyone, least of all him to know about.

They'd tease her to kingdom come for even thinking she was in the same league as a Pharaoh! Truth be told that wasn't what she thought, she knew they had become much closer now that he had a body and a separate mind from Yugi but she was only useful to him as a friend and someone to explain things to him.

He was awkward in this world and needed people to turn to so she was there. She kept telling herself not to fool herself into thinking she had any other meaning to him but it didn't stop her from wishing she did. Poor silly her. These thoughts distracted her and she quickly whispered two words in his ear: "Sexual innuendo."

They had taught him the term early on, trying to save him some embarrassment but she still had to point some unintentional ones out. He jerked back, more out of surprise at hearing her voice so near then at the explanation. He had already figured out by their reactions that that was likely it, but he had to be sure.

Turning back to her uncertainly Jounouchi finally called, "Get a room, would ya? You two are such love birds I shoulda known you couldn't be after Shizuka..." He grumbled to himself in his own form of an apology and Yami tore his gaze from hers regretfully. He could stare into those sparkling blue pools forever.

"You were angry because you thought I was after your sister?" He asked, back to square one as he became hopelessly confused again though his face showed it to none but the two who knew him best. The others just sighed at his cluelessness except for Anzu who had been distracted by the lovebirds comment.

Did they really look that way together? She knew many girls envied her relationship with the handsome Motou brother but her friends to...?

The bell shrilled and the Pharaoh glanced around automatically for the source like he did almost every day. He still wasn't used to sound coming from nowhere. He accidently hung up in alarm the first time he tried to use the telephone.

Glancing to his right he saw Anzu still cheerfully beside him as they made their way to class. It was amazing how she continued to put up with him despite his general cluelessness though he really shouldn't be surprised. She always stuck by her friends no matter what.

You shouldn't stare if you don't want people to know... Yami growled slightly, narrowing his eyes but he refused to look at Yugi.

[I'm starting to regret telling you to stand up for yourself. I still haven't forgiven you for setting us up on that date without my knowledge.] He heard a quiet laugh just behind him and he tensed slightly despite himself.

Perhaps I'll have to do it again.

[It wouldn't work on me twice]

How do you know I'd tell you? I just have to mention to her and she'd confront you. Besides, I thought you liked that date?

[Liking it and wanting it to happen again is not the same thing] Yami insisted stubbornly. There was a slight pause then he added, [I have no one to mentor me in the art of...getting a date. I feel I disappointed her last time with how it ended. I will not ask her again until I am sure of how to redeem myself.]

The seriousness of that thought ended the silent conversation. He had a point though, Yugi wasn't exactly a dating expert though he had many girls exclaiming over how cute he was whenever he appeared on the big screen for a duel tournament.

Honda was hung up over Shizuka and the total of one date Jounouchi managed with Mai was such a disaster it took weeks for anyone to feel safe bringing it up in front of him. That was a thought though...

Why don't you ask Mai? The Pharaoh looked startled, pausing slightly in his steps just long enough to receive a strange look from Anzu though she was getting used to his abnormal behaviour.

Avoiding her gaze he didn't answer Yugi directly but the pensive expression on his face said he was at least considering the suggestion. It was the best his not-so-girl-savvy aibou could do for him at least.

A/N: Thoughts? All CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is appreciated and of course compliments never hurt an author's ego!