Warning!: This idea had been floating around in my head for awhile but I've been refusing to add to it until I had my pen (well… pencil actually but pen sounds more official) in hand. Basically I had a small idea and a list of Japanese words to use for my chapter titles. So yeah… We'll see how this goes… Oh. This is my warning so I suppose I should add that this is shounen-Ai (BoyxBoy for all you who don't know). Its puzzleshipping (YuugixYami), if you don't like it then don't read it. Is that really so hard to understand? Any flames on the pairing or something equally idiotic will suffer the penalty of a friendship speech. (Provided by meh friend Holly because I suck at them and she's kind of like Anzu in a way that she can spout that crap; she's nowhere near as annoying though…) You have been warned.

Disclaimer: I own nothing and a lawsuit wouldn't be worth it, I'm still in school and DEAD BROKE. All I have is a Barnes and Noble gift card you'll get OVER MY DEAD BODY!

So… yeah… Is suppose I should start the story now….

All smiles and sunshine, a perfect world on a perfect day. Everything always works out. I have never felt so fucking great. -Survive, Rise Against-

Yuugi opened the door a crack and peered in, a small smile spreading across his face. He took a step forward, sliding his white socks softly across the floorboards careful not to make a noise. One of the boards beneath him squeaked slightly and he froze, shooting a worried glance towards the bed. Continuing forward and letting out a small breath of relief when there was no response. Finally he made it to the edge of the bed, crossing the room having taken him a good couple of minutes.

He peered over the lump in the blankets and his eyes were met with eyes of startling crimson. Surprised he squeaked and promptly fell over backwards, landing on the hard wood floor.

Yami sat up, a smug smile on his face as he sat up and offered the smaller boy a hand to help pull him up off the floor. "It sure takes you a long time to cross a room Abiou." He teased and Yuugi turned slightly pink.

Yuugi tried to change the subject from his obvious failed attempt to sneak up on his other. He grabbed Yami's hand and let him pull him up. "How long have you been awake?" He was still blushing in embarrassment and the question was barely more than a mumble.

Yami shrugged, pretending not to notice his other's embarrassment. "Since you stepped on that board. It really is quite loud." It wasn't the full truth but it wasn't a lie either. He had been awake since then, he just failed to mention that he was also awake before then; he found it much more fun to tease the smaller boy and watch him turn redder. "You really should try and avoid it next time."

Yuugi rolled his eyes slightly, choosing to ignore the implication that he would try to sneak up on Yami while he was sleeping again. Even if it was true. He walked over to Yami's desk and stole the black pen that was sitting on top of it. "Which board was it?" Trying his hardest not to giggle at how cute Yuugi was being Yami pointed to a random board. Yuugi sat down and stared at the board for a few seconds before drawing a small hardly noticeable x on it. He studied the floor for a minute. "Mou hitori no boku…" He frowned, studying the boards again but coming to the same conclusion. "Almost all of these boards are 'squeaky'"

The quotes around the word squeaky were visible in his voice and Yami faked a confused frown, walking over and leaning down over Yuugi. "Huh. Would you look at that? This floor really sucks."



Yuugi scrunched up his nose and stuck his tongue out at the other boy. "I hope you fall through."

Yami just ignored him. "So are we hanging out with the gang today since you aren't stuck in school?" Yami didn't go to school himself. Even after the gods had given him his own body he didn't really see a reason to go; or a way for that matter. Funny thing about the government not knowing you exist.

"Yeah. We're going to the arcade. Apparently Seto and Mokuba went and reclaimed their high scores, and you know Jou, he won't let it go until we beat Seto and he can rub it in his face." Yuugi rolled his eyes. "It's ridiculous really."

Yami just shrugged, he was looking forward to beating Seto himself. "I should probably get dressed then."

Yuugi blushed when he realized Yami was only wearing his boxers. "Or not." He joked, turning away to hide his face which was getting redder by the minute as he became all the more aware of how close Yami was. "Anzu would like that."

Yami shuddered. "Don't even joke about that, it's creepy." He voice was near whining at the end. "I wish she would just leave me alone."

Yuugi still didn't look over at him. "You should give her a chance. You might really like her…" he only said it because Anzu was his friend; secretly he was glad that Yami didn't like Anzu, though he always felt bad every time he thought it.

Yami rolled his eyes. That's not possible. Not when there's already someone I like. "Whatever." He turned his back on Yuugi and walked over to his dresser, pulling out the first things he saw. By the time he was dressed and turned around again Yuugi was gone, and the floor hadn't made a single noise to alert him. He mouth twitched in a small smile. "Squeaky floorboards indeed."

XxXx

"Damn it!" Jou pounded his fists down on the game council sporting the words 'Game Over' in large letters. This was the sixth time so far he'd failed to beat Kaiba at this game. "Doesn't that Kaiba jerk have better things to do with his time than squander all his money at the arcade?! I mean, he's the freaking CEO of a multimillion dollar corporation!" He started shaking his fist at the ceiling, shouting at an imaginary Seto as far as anyone could tell. "Just because you have so damn much money doesn't mean you have to spend it all on games!"

Yuugi sighed, shaking his head at his friend and pulling away from the game he'd been playing, letting himself get killed. It wasn't any fun if Kaiba couldn't beat the old high score –not to mention Seto tended to go insane and kidnap his jiisan when he lost- so he only played a game long enough to get the new high score.

Yami was rolling his eyes at the blond. "You shouldn't talk Jou. After all, don't you spend all your money on games? Well," he amended, "that and food."

Jou opened his mouth to retort before realizing that he really couldn't. He turned back to the game he was trying to beat. "Don't compare me to Kaiba." He mumbled.

Anzu watched her friends with an amused expression on her face before getting bored and latching onto Yami's arm and tugging slightly. "Come and play DDR with me!"



Yami searched wildly for an excuse. "Ummm…." His eyes landed on Yuugi who was trying not to giggle at how desperate Yami looked. "Actually I was going to race with Abiou…" He hoped the smaller boy would play along. Yuugi seemed to have a different idea.

"That's okay Mou hitori no boku, we can do that after."

Anzu grinned and thanked him, dragging off Yami who wasn't sure whether to glare at his hikari or beg for him to save him. "Umm… Anzu…" He tried to get out of it again. "I'm really not that good at DDR. Could I just watch?" 'Not that good' was definitely an understatement. In reality the few times Yuugi had forced him to try he'd fallen down, a lot. Forget two left feet, he was pretty sure he had three, there had to be an invisible foot somewhere that kept tripping him.

Anzu looked disappointed but just nodded. "I guess that's alright…" She'd really wanted to see Yami dance. He just seemed so uptight all the time and never seemed to relax, he barely ever even smiled. It was always amazing when he dropped his guard, and, as she was beginning to notice, always around Yuugi when he thought no one else was looking. It bothered her more than it should. They're both boys. She reasoned to herself. It's not like they're going to get together. They're just really close friends. Really, really close friends who felt the need to always be touching, even if it was just casually holding hands. Still, she couldn't help but feel slightly jealous.

Yami gave her a small smile. "Arigato, Anzu"

As soon as she stepped on the machine there were tons of people challenging her. It was well known that she was the best. It reminded a little of how people were always challenging him and Yuugi to duels because they were the King of Games. That always got confusing, what with entire, 'Wait. If you're Mouto Yuugi, then who the fuck is he?'

'Well, I'm an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who's about to mind crush your ass; and you are?' Only he couldn't really say that… sadly.

Yami sighed as Anzu started another challenge, trying to pretend to pay attention and care about her dancing. Really he was trying to figure out how long until he could leave without being rude. Yuugi has promised him racing.

XxXx

The screen flashed 'NEW HIGH SCORE!' with enough flashes to give someone a heart attack. Yami and Yuugi exchanged high fives, triumphant looks on their faces. Packman was by far their favorite, and best, arcade game. The last time Seto had to pay the arcade to reset the machine in order to beat them, a fact Jou never let the CEO forget.

"You did it! You're friendship helped you pull through and beat Kaiba once again!" Anzu shrieked.

Yami groaned, feeling a headache coming on. "No Anzu. That had nothing to do with friendship and everything to do with strategy and eating ghosts." He hated when she went off on her friendship speeches. 'You tripped on a rock while walking home alone?! See, you should have had your friends with you! This just proves how important friendship really is!' Because tripping over a rock is impossible with your friends with you. Duh.

"Let's go." Yami walked over to the door without looking to see if the others were following him. Yuugi ran to catch up and together they waited for their friends just outside and walked back to the game 

shop together. Standing there, surrounded by friends and his other half Yami couldn't help but think everything was super. 'Wait.' He stopped himself, trying to figure out when he started using words like super. It reminded him of something Yuugi would say. He turned to see the smaller boy practically skipping beside him, a wide grin on his face as he talked to his friends. Then again, maybe that was the answer to his question after all.

A\N Yay! First chapter done! The interesting plot starts next chapter. Yay interesting plot and angsty drama! Please Review! I mean… all authors ask you to read and review, right? Well, you already did the part that takes the most time. Reviewing should be easy after that. I even appreciate a 'good story.' In fact, even a '.' Would be better than nothing. Just think about how long it took me to write this and then type it up, a review is the least you can do.

Okay. I'm done guilt tripping you now. See you next chapter (hopefully).