Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh. I don't own any aspect of it, be it the plot, the characters, or the card game. Kazuki Takahashi's. Not mine.

A/N: Whoo! The end has come!
Hey, so now that it's the last chapter, I'm going to tell you a secret. You remember the fic that I advertised for on Wednesday? Well, guess what! This fic is actually part of that universe. ^^; This fic stands on its own more than well enough, of course, but it just so happened to fit in there. I didn't mean for it to happen that way, but I started writing, and next thing you know, I have a fic that fits perfectly between chapters 9 and 10 of my other fic. -shot-
In any case, I hope you enjoy the ending. :) Please, review if you haven't already! I'd love to hear what you think of this story!

Just in case you're wondering, the duel that Ryou mentions near the end takes place during episodes 135-137, Battle City arc.

Warnings: Fangirling, OCs with minor parts, conspiracy, Boy/Boy love.

-Friday, 2:30 PM, Domino High School Kitchens-

"Uh, hey," Louisa said. "Is it just me, or is something missing here?"

"Ryou couldn't make it today," Téa answered. "He's busy doing something at home."

"That's not fair!" Lulu pouted. "He's part of the Baking Club, too!"

"Is he?" Kita sneered. "He hasn't done anything at all this week to support the club's efforts to matchmake!"

"Guys," Téa sighed. "Focus on the task at hand! So, this emergency meeting of the Baking Club begins now!"

"We have to discuss our failure to push Kaiba and Joey together!" Kainou added. He pouted, then complained, "I was so sure that Joey wouldn't be able to fight the power of that aphrodisiac... I need a refund."

"We've tried everything! They even dueled, and dueling can be one of the most romantic things ever!" Yugi sighed. The other club members chose not to comment about that. "I even called Malik last night to see if he had any ideas!"

"What did he say?" Brianne leaned in eagerly, even though she didn't really know who Malik was.

"He said to try locking them together in a room for an extended period of time," Yugi pouted.

("Preferably a soul room in an inanimate object, such as a Millennium Rod," Yami quoted Malik in Yugi's head. Their Egyptian friend evidently got mixed up in all sorts of crazy things since the last time they met.)

"Well, we already tried that," Kita growled, still furious that she was unable to get them together.

"Wait," Kainou interjected. "Have you tried calling Kaiba's brother? You know, the cute kid we always see next to him on TV? I bet he's got all sorts of blackmail on him that we can use to make him say his love for Joey!"

"Like a diary, maybe!" Téa squealed. "That's brilliant!"

"Calling Mokuba," Yugi smiled, turning the cellular device to speakerphone.

"Hello?" the younger Kaiba answered after a few rings.

"Hi, Mokuba!" Yugi exclaimed. "This week, the High School Baking Club has been working on getting Kaiba and Joey together. We were wondering if you had any ideas about how to do it?"

"Wait..." Mokuba thought for a minute. "You mean 'get together' as in 'dating'?"

"Er, yes," Yugi answered. "Surely you've noticed the way they act around each other..."

"Hang on," Mokuba interrupted. "Kaiba as in Seto Kaiba, my big brother?"

"Yes..."

"And you're referring to Joey Wheeler, as in the one who uses the Red Eyes Black Dragon and Scapegoat?"

"The very same!"

"Ummm..." Mokuba deliberated for a second. "I don't know how to tell you guys this, but they've been going out for almost a year."

Seven voices chorused one word simultaneously, one word that echoed throughout the school hallways:

"WHAT!"

-Friday, 3:00 PM, Bakura Household Kitchen-

"What, Bakura?" Ryou growled at his darker half, who was hovering over his shoulder as he was trying to bake.

When it was just the two of them like this, it was just easier to refer to his dark side as "Bakura", especially since he refused to answer to "Yami" ("That's what they call the Pharaoh! Disgusting."), couldn't stand the Egyptian term "Kkwy" ("Malik wouldn't shut up about his the entire time he was in our head. I'm sick of it."), thought that the terms "Shadow" and "Darkness" were boring ("They don't even sound like names!") and wouldn't tell Ryou what he was called before being sealed in the ring. Ryou's only options were "His Highness, The Thief King" or "Bakura", so he chose the latter because it was less of a mouthful.

"You promised me a cake frosted to look like the Pharaoh's head," Bakura pouted.

"I'm making you the cake," Ryou glared at Bakura's partially translucent manifestation outside the Ring. "Or I would be if you'd stop bothering me about it!"

"I wanted to remind you," Bakura scowled back. "That I've been an extra-good evil spirit this week. I didn't come out at school even though I wanted to really poison the picnic basket on Thursday, I didn't go to the Game Shop to challenge the Pharaoh to a duel before Kaiba could on Wednesday, and I haven't killed anyone at all this week!"

"I suppose you do deserve the reward for minimizing your chaos output this week," Ryou hesitantly agreed. "I only had to buy three new microwaves this week."

"I could just steal them for you," Bakura offered. "It's not like anyone would be able to tell it was you. I'm still the King of Thieves."

"How many times do I have to tell you?" Ryou sighed. "Now, instead of trying to track the thief, they try to track the item. Every mass-produced item has its own specific number, and if you're caught with it, it spells trouble. And no, Bakura, you can't just send the police to the Shadow Realm."

"Fine," Bakura pouted again. "Is the cake ready yet?"

Ryou twitched. "No, Bakura. I haven't even put it in the oven yet."

"Can I use Shadow Magic to make it bake more quickly?" Bakura really wanted his cake. "I've been a really, really good dark side this week... I didn't even tell anyone that we knew Kaiba was already dating Joey!"

"No, Bakura, you'll make it come to life... again," Ryou sighed exasperatedly. "And anyone with half a sense of relationships would have been able to tell that Kaiba and Joey were together. It's their fault for not noticing it sooner. I only regret being unable to get them together before Duke and Tristan did."

"Still, I didn't think that Dice Boy and Cone Head had it in them," Bakura mused. "Although I do think they might be a little less goody-goody than all of your other so-called friends."

"Oh, hush!" Ryou scolded. "Even if they hadn't coerced Joey into admitting his feelings for Kaiba, they would've gotten together anyways. They're too similar to ignore it, what with the whole sibling complex and their shared passion when it comes to both fighting each other and dueling."

"Don't forget their pride," Bakura added. "They've both got issues with losing to each other. A perfect match."

Ryou laughed a little at that, "Though, who would have guessed that Joey threw that last duel at Battle City just to make Kaiba feel better about losing to Yugi?"

"Who knew the Retriever was so perceptive?" Bakura chuckled darkly. "Even though he was focusing on proving himself to Kaiba, he turned around and purposely attacked the wrong monster to let Kaiba summon his Blue Eyes."

"Well, I suppose what they say is true," Ryou looked at Bakura in the eyes, for the first time that afternoon. "Love makes you do crazy things."

Bakura cackled briefly before replying, "Whatever you say, my light. Whatever you say."

-Fin-

OMAKE

"Big brother," Mokuba looked up at Seto with big and glassy puppy-dog eyes. "Promise you won't be mad at me?"

Kaiba turned away from the mirror in front of him, where he had been donning a spiky-haired, blue wig . It was important that he be thoroughly disguised when out on a date with his Mutt. It wouldn't do for the press to catch him with such a third-rate duelist; his stocks would drop like Joey's Life Points had in their first duel together. This week, he needed his stocks to be as valuable as possible so he could exchange them for the Naomi Inc stocks that would enable him to take over that company.

"What is it, Mokuba?" Seto replied.

"Yugi called today," Mokuba shuffled his feet. "And I may have told him that you're dating Joey..."

"That's fine, Mokuba," Seto sighed. "Puppy was getting impatient waiting for Muto to figure it out anyway."

"He might've also been in a room with a bunch of fangirls, with his cell on speaker..."

"..."

"..."

"You're grounded."