Present Day

"Mmm, Yamiii…" Bakura purred as he burrowed further under the bedcovers. Blankets rustled and bed springs squeaked slightly as he writhed in his pleasure. It was all he had ever wanted, everything he'd ever dreamed. Yami's heated touch and eyes bright with teasing affection and lust, pleasuring the thief beyond his capacity to think. Bakura wanted this moment to last forever. "Yami, please! Mmm, yesss…"

"Darn it, Bakura!" The bed sheets were whipped back, and Ryou glared down at his half-dressed yami. "I just washed the sheets yesterday, and I don't want to have to today! Can't you do that in your OWN bed?"

Almost sheepish, but more annoyed, Bakura slid out of Ryou's bed and started to straighten his clothes, avoiding eye contact with his hikari. Bad enough he'd gotten caught in the middle of a Yami fantasy, but being scolded for it was not the way he wanted to start his day. "My bed is in my soul room. After spending 5,000 years in there, you really think I plan on going back in?"

Ryou sniffed, smoothing out the bed covers. "I'm not surprised; with your habits, it's probably a complete sty in there."

Bakura glowered at his counterpart. "Don't you have school or something to be going to?"

Ryou shook his head. "Winter break started today. Hey, the guys and I were going to a movie tomorrow, you want to come?" Even when he was mad at the thief, Ryou's natural friendliness always won out.

Bakura snorted in disdain, going to rummage through the papers and things on Ryou's desk, for lack of anything better to do. "Yeah, right, that'll happen."

Ryou smiled a faintly teasing grin, murmuring sweetly, "Yami will be there."

Bakura paused, picking up the framed photo of Ryou and his friends off the desk, studying the features of the grinning Pharaoh in the picture for the millionth time. "…what movie is it?"

Knowing he'd won, Ryou plopped down on the bed and grinned at Bakura. "If you like Yami so much, why don't you just tell him already?"

"Don't change the subject," Bakura muttered, setting the photo back down, folding his arms and glowering. "And don't YOU tell him, either!" Bakura snapped before Ryou could say anything more. Without waiting for a reply to that, the thief stormed out of the room, muttering something about planning to raid the fridge.

Ryou grinned as he watched his yami storm out of the bedroom. Much as Bakura wanted to portray himself as cold and heartless, Ryou had caught his counterpart in the middle of many a wet dream of the former Pharaoh. But no amount of teasing or torture could get Bakura to admit to anything directly.

Well… Bakura had only said not to tell Yami. Ryou grabbed the telephone off the nightstand and dialed Yugi's number.

Finally someone picked up on the other end. "…Hello?"

"Yugi! I gotta talk to you, this is really important, you see-"

Yami's voice interrupted Ryou's rapid speech. "Yugi's not home right now, Ryou. He's out with Seto. Try calling Yugi's cell phone."

Ryou flushed, a little embarrassed to have almost spilled Bakura's secret to Yami. "…since when does Yugi have a cell phone?"

"Since Seto bought him one," Yami replied, a hint of humor in his voice. "Is this really important thing something I could be of help with?"

Ryou laughed nervously. "Ah, no, it can wait, really… can you give me Yugi's cell phone number?"

Yami gave him the number, promising to tell Yugi that Ryou had called in case he couldn't reach him on the cell. Thanking him, Ryou hung up the phone, exhaling at the somewhat close call.

"What are you doing up there anyway?" Bakura called up from downstairs.

"Nothing!" Ryou yelled back with a grin, rapid dialing Yugi's cell phone number.

***

Yugi and Seto were cuddled up on the couch watching a movie, Mokuba sitting on the floor and hogging the popcorn, when Yugi's cell phone rang. Despite Seto's protests, Yugi wiggled out of his boyfriend's embrace and headed for the kitchen to talk where it was quieter.

"Want us to pause the movie?" Mokuba called from the living room. He didn't sound like he really wanted to. This was one of his favorite movies.

"Nah, I won't be long!" Yugi called back as he pulled out his phone and pressing the receive button. "Hello?"

"Yugi? It's Ryou, I need to talk to you!"

Yugi smiled, leaning against the kitchen counter. "Hi Ryou, what's the matter?"

"Well, nothing's really the matter, I just really need to tell someone this, it's sort of a secret, um… can you… you know, not share this with Yami? It's important he doesn't know…"

Yugi frowned a little at that. It wasn't like Ryou to spill secrets, so whatever this one was must be pretty important. Subtly, Yugi mentally blocked his connection to Yami. "Okay, go ahead Ryou."

Ryou took a deep breath. "And you can't tell Bakura that you know this either, he'd really hurt me. But… Bakura really likes Yami."

Yugi raised an eyebrow. "…so?"

"No," Ryou emphasized, "he really, REALLY likes Yami."

Wide eyed, Yugi giggled a little. "Awww, your yami has a little crush on my yami? That is so cute!"

"Yeah, but you know how Bakura is, he's like going to take this secret to the grave. Er, to his second grave. Or whatever. You know how stubborn he is…"

Yugi nodded. "Mm-hmm… I see your point, Ryou. But what are you telling me this for?"

"I want you to help me!" Ryou said excitedly. "You can help me get them together. Then maybe Bakura will quit masturbating in my bed."

Yugi flushed. "Too much information, Ryou!"

Ryou giggled. "Sorry. Please help me, Yugi! Bakura's stubbornness is driving me crazy."

Yugi sighed. "Alright, I'll give it some thought then. I gotta go though; we're in the middle of a movie."

"Yay, thank you!" Ryou said. "Say hello to Seto and Mokuba for me, alright? See you tomorrow!"

"Who was that?" Kaiba asked as Yugi returned to the living room. He pulled his diminutive boyfriend back into his embrace, content once more.

"Just Ryou," Yugi replied as he cuddled up to Seto. "He says hi, by the way."

"Mm," Kaiba replied in his standard dismissive way.

Yugi watched the movie a while longer, before his mind drifted back to his conversation with Ryou. "Hey Seto?"

"Hm?" Kaiba replied, not taking his eyes off the TV screen.

"What would you do if you were trying to set Yami up with someone?"

Kaiba blinked, looking down at Yugi. "I'd have my head examined."

Yugi giggled and poked Seto in the side. "I'm being serious."

"So am I," Seto replied.

"Shh, you guys! This is the best part!" Mokuba scolded them from the floor.

Yugi and Kaiba quit talking, and nothing more was mentioned about setting Yami up with someone for the rest of the night.