"You like (Name)" Atem says as he sits beside Yugi who was sleeping peacefully. Yugi shoots up in the bed, the Millennium puzzle almost slipped off of the nightstand at the sudden jolt of the bed. Yugi turned to face the ghost of the male sitting on the bed, his fierce gaze on him.

"What makes you say that?" He says, his face flushing as his arms shakes under his weight. Atem nodded slightly at his question. He turned his head away from Yugi, his index finger curved around his chin as he thought back on the events of the day.

"You act strangely around (Name). Not like you do Téa. I was simply thinking about how you seem to always want to be near her. At first, I believed it to be the fear of losing her like we have lost other to the shadow realms. Maybe a protective instinct or a separation issue. However, now I see the real reason. You love (Name)." Atem stated as he turned to look Yugi in the eyes. "Perhaps you should confess-"

"I am not taking advice from you," Yugi said quickly as he laid back down, pulling the blanket over his head. As if he could hear Atem open his mouth Yugi hissed, "Goodnight, Pharaoh" Atem decided to stop at that, any time Yugi addressed him by that title it meant he was not in a good mood.

"Good Morning Yugi," You said as you greeted him from his couch in the living room. You had a warm cup of tea in your hands, his grandfather across from him smiling innocently. He smiled at first, greeting you as well, before realizing he was still wearing his pajamas. He excused himself and sprinted up the stairs so he could change.

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting..." Yugi trailed off as he held the door open for the two of you. You shook your head.

"No I figured you may take some time, that's why I told the rest of them to meet us up a little later." You grinned and Yugi laughed shyly as he scratched the back of his head. He could feel Atem hovering over him just staring at him, judging. You began talking, telling him about something Téa had told you about as the two of you walked down the, mostly, empty street.

You hold the door open for him this time as the two of you walk into the retaurant. You two sit at a booth close to the back, informing the waitress there would be three more people before you two began talking again. Despite that fact, Yugi can't help but feel like it's almost like a date.

Téa arrives along with Tristan and Joey. The three of them slide into your booth and now it no longer feels like a date but just a meeting, just a simple group hang out. He sighs, but smiles when Tristan asks him something about the newest cards coming out.

Near the end of the day it's Téa who pulls Yugi aside, trying to look as casual as she can as she guides him away from the group. Yugi's eyes linger on you as you lean against the crane game as you watch Joey aggressively slam on the buttons.

"Yugi" Téa's voice is serious, her eyebrows furrow together as she crosses her arms. "Why haven't you asked (Name) out yet?" She questions as she taps her foot in irritation. He can already feel Atem staring at him.

"Ah... well, I'm not sure if she liked me..." he says sheepishly, his hand going to his neck as he rubs it nervously. Téa huffed before she put her hands on Yugi's shoulders. He slowly looks up at her.

"She does! How could you not see that!" She quiets down ever so slightly as she glances over Yugi's shoulder where she can see you laughing with Tristan as you watch Joey fail and put more money in. "Honestly, seeing you two dance around each other is irritating. You have to speak to her Yugi!" She stands there for a moment, removing her hands from his shoulder before walking back towards the group.

"If you do not do it soon you could lose her to another man" Atem said as he appeared beside Yugi, reminding him of the thought that had been playing his mind for years. Yugi huffed, ignoring Atem as he went back to his group of friends, choosing to stand beside you.

"Bye Yug!" Joey yells as he pulls Tristan along with him, Téa following close behind as she waves at him, but there is a look of encouragement she sends him before turning back towards Tristan and Joey. You both wave goodbye before turning to walk back towards your home. Since the two of you live around the same area the two of you usually walk home together.

It's quiet and Yugi can hear Atem telling him to do it, get it over with. He ignores it and instead glances at you from the corner of his eyes. The sun is just going down, the light reflecting on your hair and face, making it seem as though your glowing. When the two of you arrive at the front of his house he frowns.

"Yugi" you say so suddenly that he jumps. He fears that perhaps you seen him staring at you. His heart is going a mile a minute as you stop walking, staring at him. You grip your hands nervously, your eyes staring into his own as you ask, "Do you want to go out with me sometime?" Yugi stared at you for a moment and in a moment of pure confusion and ignorance he says,

"Isn't that what we did today?" He stares at you for a moment longer before he can feel Atem showing his face into his hands. Your standing there, rigid and awkward.

"She is attempting to ask you out on a date Yugi." Atem says, his voice muffled from his hands. "At least one of you is doing it". And suddenly Yugi's flushed and stuttering.

"Oh- you mean, a date. You want to go on a date with me" his hands are clammy and when you nod he nods as well. "I want to- I'd love to really" he said as he stared at his hands. You smile at him, and he's stunned because he just realized that you actually like him. He's almost shaking,

"Alright- we'll talk about the details later" you say before walking away, you wave to him. The moment he could no longer see you he walked into the store, said hello to his grandfather, went up the stairs to his room, closed his door and stood in the middle of the room. He took the Millennium puzzle off of his neck and put it on his desk before throwing his hands up in the air.

"(Name) asked me out!" He gasped before jumping onto his bed and falling back, grabbing a pillow and squeezing it. "The (Name) asked me out!" He laughed happily as Atem watching with an endearing smile.