The pairings involved in this story are YugiXYami RyouXBakura. In the show both the Brittish kid and the evil spirit are called Bakura so Ryou is the young Brit Bakua.

P.S. Later Chapters may be a little lemony and yaoi-ish. Consider that a warning. I have rated this story M for that particular reason. So if this chapter isn't all that lemony, then the next one may be. You have been warned. Please turn back if Yaoi bothers you or makes you uncomfortable.

Chapter One- Feelings Revealed

It was a clear summer evening in the city of Domino. The stars shone brightly above the buildings and street lights. The streets were near empty and a calm breeze blew found nights like this ideal to take his twilight trek through the city. Roaming the street after dark kept his mind off his inward thoughts in which he found bothersome to mull over.

There was one thought in particular that buzzed through his head from time to time. It involved the spirit of the millennium puzzle and the bond in which the two share. He was worried one day Yami would have to leave him and their connection with each other would grow cold. Yugi had also hidden his true feelings from the Pharaoh for a while now, constantly cutting off their mind link and brooding over his dreaded worries.

"I'll be back soon Grandpa!", the boy announced as he walked out the door of the game shop.

"Ok Yugi, just don't stay out too late. I don't want you losing too much night rest", his grandpa hinted, waving to Yugi before hurrying back to bed. Grandpa wanted to make sure his grandson was alright, but couldn't last more than two minutes on his feet in his exhausted state and let Yugi attend to his business.

Yugi nodded, now beginning to walk away from the shop and down the city block. He let out a sigh hoping some of his pestering thoughts would float away in the breeze. Acknowledging the unhappiness he sensed in Yugi's soul, Yami emerged from the puzzle, transparent and visible only to Yugi.

/What's wrong Yugi?/,Yami inquired over their mind link, his voice warm with concern.

/Nothing. I just needed to get some fresh air is all. It helps me clear my mind./, Yugi mentally responded/

/Clear your mind of what exactly?/

/Well… that's not really important, now is it?/,Yugi retorted, wishing his darker half would drop the subject.

The two went a few minutes without saying a word to the other. Both Yugi and Yami had cut off their mind link, both having a private conversation with themselves.

/If the Pharaoh finds out about how I feel about him, I may end up driving him away sooner than he plans to go!/,Yugi's mind cried.

/Yugi's been acting quite peculiar as of late. Could he be onto how I feel about him/, The Pharaoh considered Yugi's weird behavior to be him simply reacting to finding out about his inner thoughts.

/Yami will leave me…/

/Yugi doesn't feel the same way.../

/There's only one way to find out./

/I'll have to tell him. It's a risk I'll have to take./, They re-opened their mind link to attempt to speak with the other.

Yugi had been walking for about ten minutes until he approached the Domino City Park. He entered under the iron arc and followed the street lights along an illuminated path. It led him to the swings, the perfect setting for anyone who wanted a quiet place to think. The boy took a seat in the middle swing, his gaze set toward the ground and holding onto the chains on either side of him.

/I wish I could tell you Yami. I really wish I could./, Yugi's voice broke, getting fainter until it became a weak whimper. A tear welled up in his eye, before spilling out onto his cheek. His tear triggered Yami's senses. The Pharaoh emerged from the millennium puzzle once more, this time with a worried look on his face.

/Yugi, please tell me what's troubling you. I feel like I've done something wrong when you cry./, he put forth. He felt Yugi's sadness become his own. The sight of the others emotional anguish caused an even greater pain in himself.

/I can't tell you. You'll hate me./, the smaller boy whimpered.

/Yugi, nothing you could ever do or tell me would make me hate you./

/I hope you're right.../,Yugi nodded once.

/We have a special bond and nothing can break it. Not even words Yugi./ Yami smiled warmly, locking eye contact with Yugi.

When Yami's ruby eyes gazed into Yugi's amethyst orbs, they could feel their desire and need for each other increase. Both boys blushed slightly, staining their cheeks a light pink. After watching into the others eyes for quite some time, Yugi purple specks began to well with tears once more, before putting his arm around the taller teen and pulling him to himself. He buried his face into the darker one's chest, weeping.

/Yugi?!/

/Please don't leave me Pharaoh. I need you in my life to go on!/

/Everything is going to be all right little one. I'm not going anywhere./ Yami cooed over their mind link.

/You mean you'll stay?/Yugi sniffed, watching back at his dark half.

/Of course. What gave you the impression of me going away?/

/I've been having nightmares about it and since then they began to take over my every thought./,Yugi retorted his voice breaking every now and then.

/I see that now./, Yami's answered, as the millennium insignia glowed on his forehead before quickly faded away./So that's what's been bothering you for the past couple of months. I sensed you were hiding something./

Yugi blushed, sensing his darker half creeping through his mind, reading all his thoughts, fantasies and dreams.

"Yami..", Yugi's lips quivered as words finally slipped past them. "I love you."

"Yugi..",the Pharaoh said his angel's name ever so softly, his voice warm and heavenly.

"I know you may not feel the same way I do for you, but I just want you to know how I feel about you", the shorter boy said out loud.

"You've got it all wrong little one. I too have the same feelings for you. I care about you Yugi and I would never let anything happen to you.",Yami gently put forth, bringing his hand up to is light's face and, gently cupping it. He blushed as Yugi's beautiful, shimmery amethyst orbs gazed up into his dark,crimson optics. He leaned i n until his lips were mere inches from Yugi's delicate. pink lips.

"I will never leave your side my love. Don't you ever forget that",he whispered, pressing his lips to Yugi's. chastely, and ever so gently kissing him.

Neither boy could feel physical sensation of the kiss, but their need for each other created the feeling within their heads, filling the void for solid and physical contact.

Yugi broke the kiss to bring his gaze up to Yami.

"Yami..",the smaller one paused."I wish you had a body of your own, a solid one. That way we could love each other in the real world."

"Yugi, I do have a solid body",the Pharaoh assured the little one,"But we have to use shadow magic to restore it and it's much too dangerous."he finally said, not wanting to put his angel in danger. He wanted to be with Yugi in the real world, but what if the dark magic he was about to use were to be harmful to Yugi?

"I'm willing to take that risk. Together we've been through a lot of danger, and this doesn't make much of a difference."Yugi responded. He was willing to face perils that could put his life in jeopardy to get the love he so very much desired.

"Are you sure you want to go through with this? You could lose your body as well as your soul to the shadows."Yami exhorted, explaining to Yugi what was to come if they were to fail in their pursuit to find and restore the Pharaoh's body.

"Yes we can do this if we work as a team, like we always do."Yugi replied, determined to do what it takes to make Yami his. A glint of deep passion began to glow in his eye, making it pointless for his darker half to argue with him.

/Very well then.../,Yami nodded once, somewhat glad that Yugi agreed to go through with what was about to be more danger that they normally faced with his friends being there with them. This time they didn't have the re-enforcement of allies, making things a lot more risky as well as intimate.

/Now close your eyes and concentrate./,he instructed, before descending back into the millennium puzzle.

Yugi did as he was told, his eyes feathering closed and his soul descending into the puzzle with Yami's, leaving his body dormant and semi unconscious.

Author's note_

And that's chapter one for you. This story is to be continued so you can come back and find chapter two in a week or so. Please favorite and review...