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Anzu had been working for Mutou-Grandfather at the Kame for a few weeks now. Sometimes, she and Yugi had worked together, many times not. He couldn't afford to pay two employees, even part-time, overly much, so usually one of them was working with him while the other was off. But when he could, he scheduled the two of them together. It gave himself a nice break . . . and the two youngsters some much needed "together" time.
This afternoon, Anzu came over to the shop, expecting for both of them to be off-work because they had a project for school to work on . . . only to find the sole occupant of the shop to be Grandpa Mutou.
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Down the way and around a corner on a busier street, Yugi put on a grin for everyone, but frankly? He looked like a fool. Or anyway, he felt like one. The costume really had been meant for someone at least a foot taller. And it itched - some of the seams weren't properly sewn. They were more like . . . glued, which made the edges of the fabric stiff and scratchy and scraped or dug at his skin here and there.
He loved Dark Magician. He really, really did!
But . . . not right now.
Anzu had been working for Mutou-Grandfather at the Kame for a few weeks now. Sometimes, she and Yugi had worked together, many times not. He couldn't afford to pay two employees, even part-time, overly much, so usually one of them was working with him while the other was off. But when he could, he scheduled the two of them together. It gave himself a nice break . . . and the two youngsters some much needed "together" time.
This afternoon, Anzu came over to the shop, expecting for both of them to be off-work because they had a project for school to work on . . . only to find the sole occupant of the shop to be Grandpa Mutou.
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Down the way and around a corner on a busier street, Yugi put on a grin for everyone, but frankly? He looked like a fool. Or anyway, he felt like one. The costume really had been meant for someone at least a foot taller. And it itched - some of the seams weren't properly sewn. They were more like . . . glued, which made the edges of the fabric stiff and scratchy and scraped or dug at his skin here and there.
He loved Dark Magician. He really, really did!
But . . . not right now.
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Date: 2010-02-04 02:04 am (UTC)"Grandpa Mutou", Anzu said as she looked around, checking to make sure that Yuugi wasn't hiding himself in some nook or cranny; he was small enough to fit himself nearly anywhere and he was prone to making up new games on the spot, "Didn't Yuugi tell you that we had a project for school to work on today?"
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"Should I?" Mai Kujaku said to herself, sipping on her coffee. "I mean, he is standing right there, completely unsuspecting..." Mai then observed Yuugi, dressed as the Dark Magician, calling out 'Dark Magic Attack!' to the loud joy of a couple of young boys just a little shorter than him. "Who am I kidding, of course I am!" And so she went on over to Yuugi, preparing a short list of all the ways she would tease him.
(OOC: That should be plenty embarrassing for Yuugi, I should think. XD))
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Date: 2010-02-04 08:40 pm (UTC)*********************
Movement out of the corner of his eye caught Yugi's attention and he made the mistake of glancing around the edge of the cowl. Oh, no . . . oh, please, no . . . He could already feel his cheeks flame in greater humiliation.
Within their heart, Yami had been trying to give Yugi privacy to deal with this "favor" for his grandfather, but the sudden spike in distress drew his attention. [Aibou, what is it?]
[A guarantee that I will Never. Live. This. Down.] Yugi groaned back.
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Date: 2010-02-04 08:56 pm (UTC)~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Yuugi!" Mai called out excitedly, drawing all attention to her and her target. She walked up to Yuugi and bent down at the knees to look him right in his big purple eyes. "Now there's an idea, dressing up like your ace monster! What do you think I should go for, Harpy Lady or Amazoness Paladin?" Yuugi's flared red cheeks were exactly what Mai was aiming for.
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Date: 2010-02-08 05:14 pm (UTC)~~~~~~~~~~~
Yugi pulled his cowl down a bit lower on his forehead. "Good afternoon, Mai-san," he murmured, his cheeks most certainly not letting the woman down.
Several kids turned at that. "Huh? Yugi?!" ... "Really?! NO WAY" ... "Can't be. I thought he was taller." The kids closed again, trying to get a good look at his face.
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Date: 2010-02-08 06:15 pm (UTC)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Yes kids, this is the one and only Yuugi Mutou, Duel King and winner of Battle City. But if you don't mind, I'd like to have him to myself for a moment. You don't mind, do you?" The boys could not bring themselves to disagree with Mai Kujaku, and so they stepped back, and Mai noticed someone else there, someone without whom the events didn't feel complete without. "Oh hi Anzu! Where have you been?"
((OOC: I'm curious if you've taken a look at my latest livejournal post on Yugioh R?))
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Date: 2010-02-10 02:07 pm (UTC)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ah . . . M-mai-san, please, I-?!" Yugi went stiff at Anzu's name. He peeked around the cowl's edge . . . and wanted to sink through the pavement. Oh, gods . . . anyone but her. He really didn't want her to see him like this. Augh!
((OOC: I saw that you posted it, but I've not read it yet, cuz I've not read the volume. 9,9;;;; *is a BAD YGO-fan lately ^,^;;;*))
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Date: 2010-02-10 05:34 pm (UTC)((OOC: Well, you should read it already! It's really, really good! Like original manga level good! And if you don't mind, I think I'll be having Mai take off pretty soon; that way we'll both be roleplaying just one character in the scene.))
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Date: 2010-02-10 05:49 pm (UTC)((OOC: Yeah, I should. ^,^;;; I WANT TO...just haven't had the time or the petty cash to get over to Barnes & Noble and /buy/ it. I...can't even remember if I have #2 yet. TT~TT And yeah, that's fine with Mai. =3))
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Date: 2010-02-10 06:12 pm (UTC)((OOC: There we go, Mai is now out of the picture. And who knows, maybe you'll win the lottery and have the petty cash and time you'll ever need, LOL.))
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Date: 2010-02-11 01:35 pm (UTC)Gods, Anzu would probably never want to talk to him again if she knew what had gone through his mind!
Within his soul room, and carefully masking his emotions, Yami could hardly help his own bout of chuckles at his poor aibou's extremely flustered state.
((ooc: One can only hope. ^_^))
Reposting cuz LJ seems to have EATEN my tag . . . sorry if you get this twice!
Date: 2010-02-11 01:36 pm (UTC)Gods, Anzu would probably never want to talk to him again if she knew what had gone through his mind!
Within his soul room, and carefully masking his emotions, Yami could hardly help his own bout of chuckles at his poor aibou's extremely flustered state.
((ooc: One can only hope. ^_^))
Re: Reposting cuz LJ seems to have EATEN my tag . . . sorry if you get this twice!
Date: 2010-02-11 05:46 pm (UTC)Anzu's blushing was much milder than Yuugi's, but just as notable in its own way. However, she was determined to be professional, and not imagine what it would be like to be wearing the Dark Magician Girl costume alongside Yuugi as the Dark Magician.
"So, this was Grandpa's idea for boosting business I take it?"
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Date: 2010-02-23 01:08 am (UTC)"Hey, Anzu? Ah . . . c-could you do me a favor and not mention this to Jonouchi-kun or Honda-kun?" He loved them both dearly . . . but they really could take things too far sometimes, and he just knew he'd never live this down if they found out.
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Date: 2010-02-23 01:19 am (UTC)"Still, we really should try to get back soon and get started on our project." She then noticed a fresh crowd of young boys heading their way. "But apparently we're going to have to wait a little longer."
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Date: 2010-02-23 02:44 pm (UTC)Right, as if. But the more immediate joy did rather revolve around getting out of this ridiculous and uncomfortable costume all the sooner.
O-or not. Crap.
Yugi screwed on a grin for the kids, then a "serious business" face as he indulged them with a few power calls and other antics, even letting one of them "summon" and "command" him against his friend, all the while making sure they knew where the Kame was and that the first shipment of the newest booster set was already in stock.
Forever later - it was actually more like ten minutes - the boys moved on, and Yugi snagged Anzu's arm to haul her down the street. "Come on! Before anyone else spots us..."
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Date: 2010-02-23 03:52 pm (UTC)And halfway there was when they'd managed to hit one final snag. Literally, Yuugi's costume had caught on a snag. "Yuugi, you are fully dressed under all that, right?" Anzu said to him beneath her breath.
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Date: 2010-02-24 07:21 pm (UTC)"A-as dressed as I'd w-want to be to go s-swimming..."
Boxers and his socks and sneakers. That was it. He needed to do laundry, had spilled soup all over his last pair of school slacks, and had foregone a shirt because it showed up under the costume, making it hang and look funny.
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Date: 2010-02-24 07:38 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, the costume hadn't just snagged, it had wrapped around it as well, and she had to be very very careful to slowly untie it without taking a very inappropriate peek.
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Date: 2010-02-25 01:04 am (UTC)At least Anzu was being very sensitive about this. She was sensitive about everything. But still, he hoped she didn't catch any illusion-dispelling, VERY-LACK-OF-MANLY physique.
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Date: 2010-02-25 01:12 am (UTC)Of course, it was also very important that she never ever mention that she saw a flash of his bare legs.
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Date: 2010-02-26 02:47 am (UTC)He had no idea how to sew, but he figured, how hard could it be?
Of course . . . he had to GET home without flashing anything at Anzu first.
Yami thought that doing so might not be such a bad idea, really . . . but wisely, he kept that opinion to himself. Aibou was flustered enough as it was.
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Date: 2010-02-26 03:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-27 04:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-02-27 04:54 pm (UTC)And thank the gods, they were almost home!
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Date: 2010-02-27 05:50 pm (UTC)And now they were just 5 meters away, nothing could happen now...
ooc
Date: 2010-03-01 01:48 pm (UTC)Re: ooc
Date: 2010-03-01 05:22 pm (UTC)Re: ooc
Date: 2010-03-01 06:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-01 06:23 pm (UTC)The afternoon had been breezy, but just then a stronger wind rushed down the street, one of those audible creatures that you can literally hear coming before it hits.
"You can tell from my hands?" Yugi started to ask more, but then a rush of wind blew over them. Neither Yugi nor Anzu had been expecting it, so neither had been prepared to keep a good enough hold on the costume. The edges pulled from their hands, billowing open like cape or a set of cloth wings.
Going instantly purple-crimson, Yugi SQUEAKED and dropped to his knees, catching the edges of the robe and hugging it around himself. Anzu would only barely hear the faint, mortified moan that floated out from behind his bangs, head bowed so his chin was tucked to his chest.
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Date: 2010-03-01 08:18 pm (UTC)"Yuugi? Anzu? Did something happen out here?" Sugoroku said, having just come out the front door.
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Date: 2010-03-04 02:33 pm (UTC)He didn't want to think about the fact that the one person who he sometimes let himself fantasize it might one day be possible to show that much (and more) to was standing right here and had to have seen . . . everything . . .
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Date: 2010-03-04 05:49 pm (UTC)"Well," he said with a chuckle, "I suppose that's what I get for getting the cheep fabric!" He gave Yuugi and Anzu a firm supportive pat on the back. "Come on you crazy kids, come inside, I've got a special on cards and game books that might just cheer you two up."
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Date: 2010-03-08 08:04 pm (UTC)As he hastily tore off - okay, not really, no more damage, but still - the costume and tossed it aside to replace with proper jeans and t-shirt, Yami chided him.
[Aibou, is it really such a big deal? As I see it, it's really no worse than when you took her to that amusement park last summer. You both put on swimsuits and did the water slide, remember?]
"Yes, but I wasn't doing the water slide in my UNDERWEAR!"
Only once he was properly dressed did he make himself go back down the stairs once more, his face only a half-step or so less crimson. But he was clothed. In real clothes.
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Date: 2010-03-08 09:33 pm (UTC)"No, Grandpa Mutou," Anzu said, waving her hands in front of him, "You don't have to do that, and besides, like I've been telling you, Yuugi and I need to work on our project as soon as we can anyway! Yep, there's just no two ways about it, we're just going to have to politely turn you down."
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Date: 2010-03-10 10:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-10 10:57 pm (UTC)Anzu...was silent. Very, very, silent.
Snowplowing my Inbox finding lost treasures again....TT~TT
Date: 2010-03-19 01:49 am (UTC)He didn't remember passing out in his bedroom, but he was suddenly pretty sure he was dreaming at the moment.
Yami's tone was wry in the back of his mind. [No, Aibou, you're not dreaming.]
Yugi snuck a glance at Anzu, who seemed frozen. In horror, probably. She just doesn't want to say anything and hurt my feelings. After all, she'd been clinging to the need to work on their project like a lifeline, trying to get out of it. Hadn't she?
[Test it, Aibou...]
Swallowing hard - it sounded like a heavenly way to spend the evening to him! - he decided to d-do that. "I-I'd...really like that, a-actually . . . b-but we really do need to get that project worked on." He hoped he didn't sound too eager at the first part or disappointed at the second.
He really hoped he wasn't blushing as hard as he felt like he was!
Re: Snowplowing my Inbox finding lost treasures again....TT~TT
Date: 2010-03-19 02:06 am (UTC)"Well, I'll have to call in a few favors," the old man said in an amused tone, "but I think that's something I'll be able to manage. Now go on, get to work on that 'oh so important' project of yours!" Suddenly, a ringing at the door. "And besides which, I have customers it seems!"
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Date: 2010-03-19 12:41 pm (UTC)No . . . Anzu wasn't that kind of person. She would have just not brought up rescheduling at all if that were the case.
R-right?
"Right! Project! C'mon, Anzu!" Was he grinning like a loon? And did he really care? Without thinking about it, he snagged Anzu's wrist and headed for the stairs, calling over his shoulder, "Thanks, Grandpa!"
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Date: 2010-03-19 05:02 pm (UTC)OOC
Date: 2010-03-25 06:23 pm (UTC)I don't have any particular ideas for the project. It'd be kinda cute to see how they handle each other, knowing they have a date coming up, but either's fine with me.
*gnaws on Inbox*
Re: OOC
Date: 2010-03-25 07:46 pm (UTC)Be sure to let me know when you've got the new thread all ready to go!
Re: OOC
Date: 2010-03-26 12:33 am (UTC)Goorpowly
Date: 2011-07-31 09:43 am (UTC)