Yugi sighed and nodded, shoulders hunched, unable to meet her eye. "Yup, pretty much." Of course, he wasn't going to add the part about how he'd originally declined, finally agreeing only because Grandpa offered to pay him a little extra. With that, Yugi was hoping to get Anzu something really nice for her birthday.

"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.