Yugi was up and ready before Yami even began to stir. It was unusual that the other did not wake up the minute he did, but the smaller boy elected not to disturb him. He hesitated as he was about to put the puzzle round his neck, glancing over as he heard a faint murmur from the heaped sheets on his bed.

"Ai-bou..."

Yugi smiled and placed the puzzle back down on the desk.
"I was wondering when you were going to wake up." He said in a cheery voice.

The bleary eyed teen blinked up at his host; frowning with concentration.

"I have to go to school now. I thought you could stay here today."
"Stay here? ... On my own?" He spoke slowly, sounding as though the implication was taking a while to process.
"Well, you were resting so peacefully and I have to get going so-"
"No, Aibou!" Yami suddenly protested, leaping out of bed. "Don't go without me! I want to come with you! I want to learn, too!"
Yugi looked rather taken aback by his partner's sudden desperation. Yami was normally collected and amicable.

"Hey... HEY!" Yugi called as he watched the frantic teen become entangled in the sheets in his attempt to reach the millennium item. Yugi quickly caught Yami's arm and supported him before he tripped. "Calm down, what's gotten into you?"
"I don't want you to go without me. Please wait!" He pleaded, forcefully handing Yugi the puzzle.
"Alright, here." The perplexed boy agreed.
At that, Yami faded into one with his host and Yugi rushed out to catch the bus.

Despite his previous eagerness to 'learn', Yami had retreated into the puzzle when the bell rang.
"He probably knows I've got math first." Yugi muttered.

A heavy clap on the shoulder brought him out of his thoughts though.

"What'cha thinkin' bout, Yuug?" Jou asked cheerily.
"Probably when this lesson will end." Honda hypothesised, throwing in a jesting wink.
"You guys are unbelievable. The lesson hasn't even started yet and you still can't make it through without thinking about leaving." Anzu chastised.
"As a girl, I wouldn't expect you to understand the complex reasoning we guys have for err... Whatever it was you were talking about." Jou rambled, scratching the back of his head embarrassedly.
"As a girl?" She said testily. "Then another thing you shouldn't have been expecting, was an ending to that sentence whether you were capable of constructing one or not." She threatened, glaring at Jou.
He and Honda were well trained enough by now to know when Anzu's warnings ought to be heeded, so they both took their seats quietly as the lesson commenced

"Haven't heard anything from Yami today." Jou commented as he and Yugi sat together at lunch.
"Me either. He's been in the puzzle all this time." Yugi informed. "He hasn't spoken to me, but he seemed pretty desperate to come along this morning."
"Eh? How'd you mean, Yuug? He always comes with ya'."
"That's true but I nearly left without him today and he seemed pretty upset about it."
"Well whad'ya expect? He's ya' best friend! Uh- well, apart from me o' course!" The blonde grinned, roughly grappling Yugi into a headlock and giving him a noogie.

Yugi laughed his way free and then wished Jou luck at sports practice before the blonde dashed off (still eating).
Alone now, Yugi began to mindlessly examine the puzzle. He wondered what Yami was thinking about. Was something troubling him?

Meanwhile, inside his soul room, the other was indeed pondering anxiously.
He was trying to avoid seeing Yugi for fear of encouraging these new feelings. Though, despite his aversion to seeing him, he didn't quite want to be without him.
He was still new to this age, and the thought of being left alone without his aibou was admittedly terrifying.
After a short while though, he sensed Yugi's questioning, and decided that he ought to finally confess to him.

"Ah." Yugi smiled. "I wondered when I was going to see something of you."
"Yugi, I want to talk to you about-" He was silenced abruptly by a sharp ringing.
Yugi looked immediately sympathetic as he noticed the distress in his partner's face.
He put his hand on Yami's shoulder and smiled sweetly.
"When we get home." He told him with sincere eyes.