Hey, I'm back haha~ with a story, just for fun. Please review though, you know how much I love to be fed. :)

I just had a desire to write some Puzzleshipping and Tendershipping today, so please enjoy :) I haven't written in forever so i'd REALLY like it if you reviewed so I know if I've gotten better or worse over the years.

THANKS~

BTW - I DONT OWN YU-GI-OH OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS MK?

The two bodies lay, intertwined on the bed they shared. "Why did you have to leave again?" Yuugi whispered, holding on tightly to his other half.

"You know I had to go, the fate of the world depended on it," Yami ran his fingers through his smaller half's hair.

"The world would have been totally fine…" Yuugi knew that it wasn't true, but nothing bothered him more than having to be away from his other half. It was like he was empty, incomplete. Yami was the only one who made him feel whole in this world.

Yami sighed, understanding the boys desire to have kept him there, "Yes, and the greatest, most powerful Egyptian artifact would not have destroyed the world if in the wrong hands.."

"I'm not saying that, I'm saying Malik and Isis could have fixed it. I don't see why you had to go do it," the boy continued to pout, refusing to loosen his grip on the crimson eyed teen.

"Malik probably would have become marik again, which no one would have liked, and Isis is busy being his babysitter," Yami sighed, "but I'm home now. That's what matters right?"

Yuugi shrugged, "I guess. I just wish you hadn't left. I counted every second you were gone."

"I was gone for two weeks," Yami seemed shocked, but knew Yuugi had to be exaggerating.

"Yes that's 1,209,600 seconds," Yuugi dug his face deeper into Yami's chest while he did the mental math.

"You really did count the seconds didn't you?"

"Maybe…" Yuugi didn't wanna let go, but his bladder needed relieve, "I need to pee…"

"So go to the bathroom Aibou," Yami blinked, it shouldn't be that difficult to go to the restroom.

"I don't wanna leave you."

"I"ll be right here," Yami smiled.

"Promise?"

"I promise, now go to the bathroom aibou," Yami helped push Yuugi to the bathroom, promising he would still be there when he got out.

A couple minutes later Yuugi opened the door. No Yami. 'Not cool Yami. Not cool,' he thought. He walked back to his room. No Yami. Checked his closet. No Yami. Went downstairs to the front of the shop. No Yami. Grandpa hadn't even seen him come down. 'You promised! How could you do this to me? Where are you Yami?' Yuugi was clearly nervous when he walked into the kitchen to see Yami helping his mom make dinner.

Yuugi looked like he was going to melt, his heart stressing so much it almost gave out, "Yami~"

"Sorry Yuugi, your mom called me downstairs asking for help," he looked at the poor boy who held his heart. He never thought that going downstairs would really freak Yuugi out that much.

"Oh Yuugi, will you grab the oil out of the pantry?" Yuugi's mom didn't even notice the distress on the boys face.

"Sure thing mom," he went over to the pantry and grabbed the oil for her. Setting it on the counter he turned to her to ask, "Can I take Yami away from you for a second?"

She blinked, "Sure. I'll call you both down if I need more help."

Yuugi nodded and Yami barely had time to excuse himself from the room as Yuugi was dragging him up the stairs to their room.

"Aibou, calm down."

"Calm down? You had me freaked that you'd left again," Yuugi looked like he was going to implode.

"Yuugi.. I told you I wouldn't leave again. I said that and I mean it. I'm staying right here," Yami stomped his foot on the ground for emphasis. As his foot made contact with the ground, his phone started vibrating, and of course he answered it.

"Hello? Bakura? Oh yea, uhm.. let me ask," he covered the microphone with his hand, "Bakura needs help on that biology project.. do you-" seeing the look in Yuugi's eyes he figured he'd best change the end of that sentence, "want to go over there with me? You and ryou could hang out while we do the homework?"

Yuugi nodded, "Sure, I'll go with you." He knew Yami was about to ask to go alone, and was glad that his other half picked up on it. Though yuugi had different plans for the night, he figured that getting to see some friends would be a good way to calm down from his currently high-strung emotions.

"Alright Bakura," Yami answered, "We'll come over after dinner okay?"

A few more words were said before they hung up.

"Thanks," Yuugi smiled, kicking his legs back and forth over the side of the bed.

"What for?" Yami seemed to have forgotten.

"For including me, and inviting me with," the boy smiled as the elder came up beside him and pulled him into his lap.

Yami nuzzled his nose into the crook of the boys neck, "Anytime aibou. I told you, I won't leave you again."

"Still, thanks," Yuugi turned around in his arms and planted a kiss square on the other's lips. It was a small kiss to be sure, but to Yami it was a sign of things to come once they returned from Bakura and Ryou's apartment.

-…-…-…-

Ring! Ring!

Ryou called out to his other half, "They're here!" He would have answered the door himself, had he not been doing the dishes for Bakura.

Bakura opened the door to see his ancient rival and his other half at the door, "come in. Did you bring the textbook?"

"No, what happened to your copy?" Yami blinked, "You're supposed to have a copy of it too."

Bakura stressmarked, "I left it in my locker."

Ryou shook his head, and greeted Yuugi as he came up to say hi while their other halves continued to bicker with each other.

"Should I tell them that I put the book in the backseat of the car?" Yuugi asked.

"Nah, wait til they calm down," Ryou laughed, "Bakura's been needing to get some stress off his shoulders and I'm sure Yami is the only one who could handle it."

Yuugi nodded, "Alright, do you need help with the dishes?"

"If you don't mind," Ryou watched Yuugi shake his head, "You could just dry these and put them up for me. I'd really appreciate it."

"Nn," Yuugi smiled, grabbed a towel and began drying off the dishes that Ryou handed him and put them away where the white-haired teen said they belonged.

"Thanks Yuugi," Ryou smiled, draining the sink of water and drying out. They turned their attention to their Yami's, still arguing, but Ryou could tell that Bakura seemed a little happier than he had been.

"I think I should go tell them before they kill each other," Yuugi sighed.

"Or maybe you should just go get it, and say that you decided to check if it was in one of your bookbags? Then they won't get mad at you for not bringing it up sooner?" Ryou looked at their arguing, and that was not something he or Yuugi wanted to be involved in.

"Good idea. I'll be back," Yuugi grabbed the car keys and left. He returned only a couple minutes later, book in hand, and dropped it between the two that were still arguing. "Happy now?"

Both boys looked down at the book and back to Yuugi.

"Aibou, you had it this whole time?" Crimson eyes fell on bright violet, anger and unhappiness coating them.

"No, I didn't, I figured it might be in one of our backpacks so I checked the car," Yuugi hoped his other half wouldn't be able to see his white lie.

"Well all that matters is we have this book now," Bakura took it from Yuugi's hands, "I still have other things to do tonight you know."

Yuugi walked over to where Ryou had made himself comfortable, playing computer games and joined him. He waited til the two Egyptians made their way to the study before turning on the TV and hanging with Ryou while they completed the homework.