Author's Note: This takes place during Season 0 of Yu-Gi-Oh, so Yami no Yuugi (I'll just stick with Yami) will be very… sadistic near the end, like Bakura.

Random person: Oooooh the forbidden season.

Me: Okay, who said that?

L: I think it was Kira.

Me: Shut up, L.

Pairing: Yami Yugi and Anzu Revolutionshipping

Playing with Fire

When you're playing with Anzu and me, you're playing with fire…

"No! Stop it!" Anzu Mazaki cried.

Two guys from Domino High School were backing Anzu up into a corner. Anzu had just got off her shift at Burger World when those two jumped her.

"Not gonna happen, doll face! I've seen you hanging around that Yugi too much, and he's a total wimp!" one of the guys named Koji smirked.

"You leave Yugi alone, you dick!" Anzu shouted.

"Silence!" the other guy Nori snapped, slapping her across the face.

Yugi and Anzu have been friends forever, but Anzu has true feelings for Yami no Yugi, whom she and everyone else call Yami. Yugi is okay with that all the way (besides, he has a crush on a transfer student from France). The thing is, Yami has no idea of Anzu's love for him.

The stinging pain on Anzu's cheek wasn't enough to get her down.

"Why after me? Are you jealous of Yugi? Jealous that he has more personality and friends than you two bozos?"

"Shut up!" Nori shouted, preparing to strike her again.

"Get off of her." a sinister voice commanded.

Koji and Nori turned around to see Yami staring them down. Only they didn't realize that this was Yugi's other self.

"Well, well, well! If it isn't little Yugi! Did you come here to attempt bravery?" Koji sneered.

Anzu was ecstatic to see the former pharaoh, but was profusely worried about the knife Nori took out of his pocket.

"Well, I see typical bullies like you would resort to violence, so how about we play a game instead? A shadow game?" Yami suggested, a smirk playing across his lips.

"A game?" Koji repeated. "Aren't we a bit mature for games?"

"Not for the game we are about to play," Yami replied. "We are going to play Kemps, a card game that I'm sure you know how to play. Now, here are the stakes: the first team to have all five letters of KEMPS loses, and the victor leaves with Anzu."

"WHAT! What do I look like, a constellation prize?" Anzu cried.

Yami ignored Anzu and stared intently at Koji and Nori.

"Heh heh, sounds like an easy game to win! You're on!" Nori said.

"Fine. Anzu will be my partner. You two go make your signals while Anzu and I make ours." Yami told them.

Yami took Anzu's hand and led her to a corner. By that time, Anzu was spazzing.

"A-are you serious!" she cried. "I know you're the ultimate game master, but I'm terrible at card games! I can't tell if the opposing team is making a false signal or not. Hell, I might even forget our signal-"

Yami put two fingers to her lips, shutting her up. "Listen Anzu, we have to win this together. So, observe their movements carefully. That's all I can tell you. So, let's make our signals…"

"So, ready to lose, butt munch?" Nori sneered five minutes later.

"Just so you know, when you're playing with Anzu and me, you're playing with fire." Yami smirked.

The four were sitting in a medium sized circle, leaving tons of room for the cards to be thrown down and taken. The teams of two were sitting across from each other. Yami took out a deck of cards and handed them to Koji to shuffle and cut.

"Feel free to know that I'm not cheating," Yami had said.

Koji smirked and shuffled and cut Yami's deck several times. He looked at the bottom of the deck, and the dead card was a jack. He gave four cards to each person, and then put four cards face down in the middle.

"Now let's look at our partner's hands before starting." Yami said.

Nori and Koji shrugged and Nori gave his hand to Koji. Anzu was about to give her hand to Yami, but Yami quickly handed his to her.

"In order to win, you have to know how to do everything." Yami told her.

Gulping, Anzu studied her cards, and Yami's cards. Yami had one five, two threes, and one king. Anzu had one two, one five, one eight, and one ace. Anzu quickly gave her one five to Yami, and in return took his one king. When Anzu handed Yami's cards back, he studied them and said. "Good work, Anzu."

Anzu blushed and looked away.

"If you're done bluffing with your girlfriend, we're ready to go." Koji snapped.

Each player put a hand over one of the face down cards, ready to flip them over.

"Go!" Koji cried.

The starting cards were seven, ace, four, and two. Anzu discarded her eight and took up the two. Nori hurried and grabbed the eight and discarded another seven. Koji discarded a queen and a six to snatch up the two sevens.

So Koji is after sevens? I'll be sure not to drop any sevens. Anzu thought.

Yami could tell what Anzu was thinking, but he was suspicious of Koji and Nori.

They were obviously being too obvious. It's a trick. he thought.

"No more. Fine. Sweep." Koji said, sweeping the cards away.

The four new cards were five, jack, three, and four. To Anzu's surprise, Yami discarded a five and picked up the four.

Why did he do that? He had two fives. That could have been his third five. What is he scheming? Anzu wondered.

Anzu noticed Nori doing a scratch behind the ear gesture. Sure, it looked innocent, but could it be…?

"Stop Kemps!" Anzu shouted.

"Wrong!" Koji cried.

"Damn it!"

Koji and Nori laughed as they recollected the cards. Yami took me to the side for a brief strategizing session.

"When playing Kemps, people will send off false signals to try and confuse the other team." Yami explained. "So, let's make up our own…"

After a couple of minutes, we walked back over to the smug team.

"Why do you still look so confident, Yugi? You already have the letter K against you, and we have none. With that ditz Anzu on your team, you will surely lose!" Nori mocked.

Anzu looked down.

"Don't let them get to you, Anzu. They're trying to psyche you out, a simple strategy for cowards."

"Shut up and let's go already! I want to be through with Anzu by midnight." Nori snapped.

That really made Yami snap. Nobody insulted and degraded Anzu without instant death by his hands. Yami calmed down, and his facial appearance remained tranquil. Yami shuffled, cut, and dealt the deck this time. They were going to pay dearly for what they said and almost did to Anzu. The dead card was nine.

Anzu insisted on giving he cards to Yami, so Yami compared both hands of cards. Anzu had four threes! And Yami had one three, one seven, one ten, and one ace. He beckoned Anzu to come closer. Yami whispered in her ear a strategy, and she nodded, determined to make up for the last round.

"Go!" Yami said.

The cards were flipped over. Anzu immediately discarded a three for a ten. Nori calmly picked up the discarded three and threw down a two, which Koji picked up.

Now I see their strategy. Yami thought. One discards a card that the other needs, and picks up one that isn't needed so they can confuse us. Heh, nice try, Nori and Koji!

Yami discarded an ace and picked up a seven.

"Sweep." Yami said after no one picked up a card.

"Screw the rules, I have money!" Anzu cried.

Nori and Koji didn't fall for it, which disappointed Anzu.

The new cards were queen, two, and two jacks. Koji discarded a six and picked up a two. Anzu noticed this, and saw Koji scratching his nose. This time, she was sure!

"STOP KEMPS!" Anzu shouted.

"Damn it!" Koji huffed.

Anzu squealed in happiness. Yami remained calm.

"Whatever, so we both have a K. Big whoop. Nori, you deal." Koji grumbled.

The dead card this time was a jack. Yami handed his hand to Anzu, and she studied his cards. Yami had three twos! She had a two in her hand, but decided against giving it to him. She would do the same strategy Koji and Nori did, only they wouldn't know. Anzu handed Yami back his cards without making a change. Yami raised an eyebrow at her, but she only smiled.

"Go!" Nori cried.

Anzu discarded her two, and picked up a seven. Yami discarded an eight and picked up the two. Yami raised another eyebrow at Anzu.

"Kemps!" Anzu cried.

"How did we not see that?" Koji cried.

"You were too busy picking your fingernails, idiot!" Nori shot back.

"Now you two have a K and an E. My turn to deal." Anzu said, a lot more confident than before. The dead card was an ace. Anzu handed her cards to Yami. They both had all different cards, so there was really nothing he could exchange.

"Go!" Anzu cried.

The cards were flipped over. Anzu spotted a jack, which was something she did not have at all, so she discarded a five. Yami picked up the five and discarded a three. Anzu was catching on to what he was planning. Koji discarded a ten and picked up Anzu's three. Nori picked up the ten.

"Sweep." Anzu said, getting rid of the small pile.

Koji immediately picked up the three in the pile. He let out an accidental grin.

"Jelly." Yami said simply.

"What! How did you know!" Koji cried, slamming down his hand of threes.

"It's called body language. Keep it to yourself next time." Yami told him.

While Koji was angrily shuffling for the next round, Anzu pulled the former pharaoh aside.

"Um, Yami? What was up with the jelly?" she asked.

"When you suspect that your opponent has a pair of four, you say jelly. If you're correct and say no jelly, the round ends. If not, they win. Of course, your opponent can be bluffing as well, but Koji over there was not. Also, if you suspect that I have a perfect hand, you say peanut butter. We could be bluffing too, so if the opposing team calls no peanut butter, we win the round." Yami explained.

"Gotcha. Oh, they're ready for us. They have a K, E, and M. Just two more rounds." Anzu sighed.

The dead card was five this time. Anzu looked at her and Yami's hands of cards, and her eyes widened. She had three fives, and he had one five. Koji and Nori snickered.

Oh, just our luck. We have a bunch of cheaters. Unless… Anzu grinned. She took Yami's five, and gave him her king. When Yami looked to see what Anzu took, he gave her a questioning look when he saw that his five was gone. Anzu just winked at him. He had no idea that this round was rigged.

"Go!" Koji cried.

The cards were flipped. Yami discarded the king and picked up a six. Anzu pretended to pick up a card, but Koji and Nori weren't paying attention to her, only Yami.

"I'm going to kick your pasty pharaoh butt!" Anzu cried.

Yami looked up at Anzu in surprise, and was about to open his mouth in shock, but Nori mistook that as a sign for Kemps.

"Stop Kemps!" Nori cried.

"Wrong." Anzu said smugly, showing her hand of four fives. "These are dead cards."

"I can't believe this!" Koji shouted. "We have K, E, M, and P! One more loss and it's over!"

"How about you go ahead and shuffle for me, Nori?" Yami suggested.

Yami pulled Anzu to the side again, but then Nori had a sinister look on his face. He began to rig the deck of cards…

"That was amazing, Anzu. That was a sly move! You see, I knew you could do it. They didn't observe your movements like we did theirs, which is one of the reasons why they're losing. Another reason is because they have inflated egos. Now, keep your mind focused next round, because they could come back and win this round. Ready to kick some pasty bully butt?" Yami asked, teasing her slightly.

Anzu laughed. "Of course!"

Koji and Nori were smirking at Anzu and Yami as they came to sit back down.

"Ready?" Nori asked sinisterly.

Anzu shivered at his tone of voice. "Um, sure?"

"Good." Koji replied evilly.

Yami could tell that something was not right about this, but he went along with Koji and Nori's game.

The dead card was four. Yami looked he and Anzu's hand, and his eyes widened. They both had three fours! Then they had completely different cards for their last card.

This round has been rigged! Yami thought. That's why they were acting so smug! But, I'll still play along If they did what I think they did with their hand…

Yami switched their cards, and gave Anzu a smug look. Anzu smiled smugly back, seeing his plan. Koji began to doubt himself.

Did we really give them three fours? Maybe Nori messed up…

"Go!" Nori cried.

Yami threw down a nine and picked up a ten. Anzu threw down her ace and picked up the ten, smirking.

They have to be bluffing! There's no way that they didn't get three fours! Nori thought nervously.

"Peanut butter." Anzu said simply.

"STOP KEMPS!" Koji shouted. His worry instinctually made him call that.

"Wrong." Yami said, smiling slowly.

"Argghh! Koji, you idiot! This damn game doesn't matter!" Nori shouted.

He grabbed Anzu and put his arm around her neck in a threatening way. He had his knife unsheathed as well.

Yami's smile turned into a sadistic one.

"Not only did you two cheat, but you didn't own up to the deal."

The Millennium Eye symbol appeared on Yami's forehead. "The door to darkness has been opened."

Suddenly, Anzu disappeared from Nori's grasp and then by Yami's side.

Koji and Nori were suddenly frozen on the spot.

"What the hell! I can't move!" Nori cried.

Then, a bunch of cute girls appeared in front of the two guys. They all were giggling and smiling at Koji and Nori.

"Heh heh heh…" Nori chuckled lustfully.

Then, the knife in Nori's hand multiplied and appeared in each of the girls' hands. Their cute faces then turned into an ugly, monstrous one with razor sharp teeth.

"Prepare to be castrated!" the monsters said evilly.

They guys screamed in terror.

"They are going to use the same knife you used to threaten Anzu on yourselves. Have fun! Mwahahaha!" Yami cried before leaving them to their doom.

In real life, the boys were in comas, screaming and writhing around.

"Let's go." Yami said simply to Anzu, pulling her away.

"Yami, thank you for saving me. That card game was…well…fun, even though it was kinda like life or death." Anzu told him.

Yami chuckled. Then he stopped. Apparently, Yugi was speaking to him. He had a bewildered, shocked, and then loving look on his face.

"Hey Yami," Anzu began, not noticing. "I have something to tell you-"

Yami turned towards Anzu and grabbed hold of her hands.

"Um…Yami?" Anzu gulped, a bit freaked.

"You don't have to say a thing. Yugi told me…" Yami whispered.

Anzu blushed beet red. How did Yugi find out about her crush? Maybe she is easy to read.

With Anzu distracted, Yami kissed her square in the lips, prodding them open with his tongue. Anzu was shocked, and she proceeded to gasp, which allowed Yami to easily slide his tongue into her mouth. He explored every cavern in her mouth before sliding his tongue across hers in a sensual manner. Anzu was soon backed up against the wall as Yami put her hands above her head.

Yami pulled away, his lips still brushing hers.

"If I had known you felt this way about me, I would have done this a long time ago, because I love you too." Yami confessed, softly kissing her lips with every few words.

"You would have?" Anzu asked, blushing.

"Here, let me show you." Yami smirked, kissing her fully again.

Yami caressed her lips with long, slow movements, and the pleasure was clouding Anzu's mind. Yami nibbled her lower lip gently, and then bit down a bit harder, causing Anzu to moan slightly. Yami pulled away minutes later. Anzu's lips were somewhat swollen, and she was panting, begging with her fiery eyes for more.

But when there's fire, there's smoke, so Yami had to end their sensual experience there.

"Anzu, we'll finish this up another time, but not yet. Besides, Yugi here keeps whining about wanting his blankie." Yami smirked.

I do not! Yugi cried in Yami's head.

Anzu giggled, knowing that Yami was right. They both were still a bit young anyway.

"But I promise you this," Yami said, as he licked Anzu's earlobe. "You are far from not having me around. Let the games begin."

With that, Anzu immediately found herself in her bedroom. Bewildered, Anzu put on her nightgown and went to bed. She smiled in her sleep about today's events, and started dreaming about her fire on a cold day, Yami.

Finis

Awwww! Oh, I really love playing Kemps by the way! So I enjoyed the Kemps game in this. And yay for YGOTAS references! See you!