Here's chapter 3. I didn't really like how I went about it because I felt like it was too much description and not enough dialogue and action. Nevertheless, I hope you guys enjoy, and please review :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Yugi and Kaiba's meeting consisted of Kaiba explaining to Yugi what he was to expect if he got offered the internship, protocol, standard procedure during an emergency, lunch breaks, penalties if you were late….blah blah blah. Yugi couldn't really remember everything that was said because his mind was so preoccupied with replaying the elevator scene over and over and his first encounter with Yami. He couldn't stop thinking about how identical they were, right down to their stances, and how demanding and reverberating his voice was. But what Yugi loved the most was how despite that he had a hard body that seemed to be chiseled out of stone and a face that appeared to be painted by Van Gogh himself, Yami was the most kindest humble attractive person he'd ever met. Most good looking people were cruel to Yugi, simply because they knew they could be, and their looks could allow them to get away with a lot of things. And Yami could have easily been the same way, but he wasn't. He treated Yugi like an actual person, how Yugi always wanted to be treated. Despite their very short encounter, Yugi found himself wanting to know more about Yami, curious and eager to get to know the man behind the headphones. If only he could get him alone somehow just to have a casual conversation with him…maybe they could even become friends.

The very notion made Yugi extremely tense. Though Yami was very friendly, his physical presence was rather intimidating, compared to Yugi's 5'3 stature. Yami was just a little bit shorter than Kaiba, but his brawny built made up for it. He wasn't super athletic looking, but Yugi could tell that Yami spent a good amount of time in the gym.

Oh gosh, why am I even thinking about him like this…I like girls!

The words "I like girls" echoed over and over again in Yugi's mind as he left Kaiba's office to head back to school. The more he thought about it, the more confusing his feelings were to him. On one hand, Yami was extremely cute and delicious, with gorgeous eyes and dimples no matter how much Yugi tried to deny it, and judging from his cool guy stance, he was probably great in bed.

Yugi's own perverse thoughts made him gasp and panic. Cute and delicious? Straight guys don't talk like this. What's happening to me?!

On the other hand, Yami could be an asshole and was just acting nice as a cover up until Yugi got the internship, and then his true colors would start to show. He could treat Yugi as his personal bitch and make him do all kinds of humiliating tasks, such as spit shining his shoes, and Ra knows what else. Likewise, Rebecca did a good job of hiding her real personality until way after Yugi fell in love with her. Why wouldn't Yami do the same?

Yugi decided that the latter of his theory was gonna be the better judge of character (in spite of lack of evidence to substantiate this) and falling for Yami just wasn't a good idea. His heart was still mending from the loss of Rebecca, and as much as Yugi hated to admit it, he still had feelings for her as well. If he was even going to think about trying to be with someone else – male or female – he had to get her out of his system first. And even before all of this still, school came first, and graduation would be here before he knew it. Yugi established that his best friends graduating without him was not an option, and at least until the internship, he was going to have to forget about Yami. But that was easier said than done.

Kaiba's limo driver gave Yugi a lift back to Domino High. It was going to be about 20 minutes before he got back. He looked at his phone to check the time – 12:40pm. Damn. He was there longer than he realized. Yugi hadn't told any of his friends where he was, but he was surprised none of them had texted him to check up on him. Eh, they're probably just swamped with schoolwork, he surmised.

Almost on cue, his cell phone vibrated, making Yugi jump up in his seat a little. He reached in his pocket and looked on the screen. It was Joey.

WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?! WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ALL DAY!

Really? Yugi's phone didn't have any missed calls or messages. Maybe Kaiba Corp messed up his phone signal or something.

He flinched at Joey's text, almost as if he could hear his voice rise out of it. Yugi pressed the 'reply' button.

Omw 2 school now. Will explain when I get there.

Yugi put his phone back in his pocket. But another vibration caught his attention.

I'm gonna kill you for making us worry.

Yugi rolled his eyes and decided not to text back. He already had enough on his mind: school, graduation, his feelings – or non feelings about Yami; he didn't need his best friend angry at him. But what was he going to tell Joey and the rest of the gang when he got there? That he hung out with Kaiba? No. That would just bring more interrogation since they never hang out, and Yugi wasn't supposed to tell anyone that he got a head start in the internship program. You could damn near say he was cheating. And he certainly wasn't gonna tell them about beautiful, perfect Yami. But he hated lying to his friends, and he knew that they were gonna notice him acting strange when he got back to school. Ever since he met Yami, his train of thought had been completely disheveled. He was so sexy, that Yugi couldn't think straight at all – literally.

Yugi shook his head to get the thoughts of Yami cleansed from his mind. He had to deal with the situation at hand, and the limo was just 5 minutes away from school. He had to think of something quick.

Fuck.

If only he wasn't obsessing over Yami so much, maybe he could actually think of something. Get outta my head dammit, Yugi thought, frustration beginning to seep into his blood.

The limo pulled in front of the main office, where Kaiba had already called ahead of time letting the administration know that Yugi was returning to school and needed a hall pass. Yugi exited the limo, thanking the driver, and reached down to the ground to pick up his backpack, only to discover that it wasn't there.

"What the – "

To Yugi's horror, he realized that he totally forgot to retrieve his backpack from Kaiba's bellman. His homework was in there! He had so much on his mind that he just totally forgot. Pegasus was totally going to bitch at him when he showed up for math class. Just great. And Yugi knew Pegasus wasn't going to believe his story that he actually did the homework, but forgot it. Now what?

YAMI'S OFFICE

Yami leaned back comfortably in his computer chair, taking a sip of his espresso con panna, that he made himself savoring each drop. Outside of his window was a beautiful display of other tall buildings like Kaiba Corp, the sun beaming off the glare of the glass windows, making Yami glad that his were somewhat tinted. The sky was a beautiful pool of blue without a cloud in sight. There was even less traffic than there usually was, especially around this time, on a Friday afternoon. It was times like these that made him truly thankful for his comfy job.

He carefully read over the current projects that Kaiba had him working on. One was creating character outfits for his new virtual video game software. The game allowed players to interact with other known popular video game characters (such as Sonic the Hedgehog) to solve levels and bosses. Yami thought it was a great idea, especially since he came up with it himself.

As he looked onward reading the project plan, his mind couldn't help but wander a on little Yugi. Their first meeting in the elevator was exactly on cue, according to plan. When he was discussing the internship with Kaiba, Yugi's name was brought up extensively. Yami couldn't help but be a little bit curious to what Yugi looked like. His name sounded awfully familiar to his, but when Kaiba pulled out his old yearbook from Domino High and showed Yami Yugi's old picture, he was astonished. If he and Yugi were the same age, they could pass off as twins. There were hardly any differences in between the 2, height being one of them. Other than that, he was practically a carbon copy of Yami.

Yami couldn't help but notice Yugi's soft, rosy cheeks and gentle looking lips. He found himself being attracted to Yugi fairly quickly, but immediately dismissed the thought, assuming that Yugi was completely straight and would never even go through with that notion. However, the more Kaiba talked about Yugi (aside from him being a shrimp, twerp, geek, runt, etc.) the more intrigued Yami was about him. So it was no coincidence that he ran into him and Kaiba in the elevator. After Kaiba told him be planned on brining Yugi to his office, Yami actually planned for it to happen, unbeknownst to Kaiba or Yugi. And it worked like a charm.

Yami decided to go looking for Yugi, in case he was still in the building. The itch to get to know this kid was becoming far too strong to ignore. And besides, if he was going to become the new intern, Yami figured he might as well get to know as much about him as soon as possible. He wanted to talk to Yugi a more comfortable setting, away from Kaiba preferably. He seemed nervous around him. He was curious about Yugi's persona, his hobbies, what kind of friends he had, what type of food he likes…anything. Yami just had to make an excuse of wanting to speak to Yugi about the internship to get him alone though. He was well aware of the company's "no fraternize" policy, but he couldn't help but think that there was more to Yugi than meets the eye. And he was determined to find out.

He walked outside of his office, in a hurry, blinded by the bellman, Roland, that passed in front of him. They both ran into each other as Yami fell back hard against the wall with an "oomf!" clutching his shoulder.

"Sorry about that, Mr. Sennen, sir."

"It's no problem dude."

Yami couldn't help but notice the backpack on the bellman's shoulder. His raised an eyebrow, knowing full well that the guy was well into his 30s and had no kids that Yami knew of. So what was he doing with it?

"Can I ask what you're doing with that?" he asked Roland pointing to his shoulder.

"Oh," he chuckled realizing what Yami was talking about. "This is Yugi's backpack, don't know if 'ya met 'im yet. He was here with Mr. Kaiba earlier. He forgot to pick it up."

Yami's eyes widened in delight, a brilliant idea formulating in his head. Before Roland had a chance to ask what he was thinking, he snatched the backpack.

"Hey, don't trouble yourself man, you got a lot on your plate already. I'll take the backpack to Yugi, myself."

"Are you sure it's not too much trouble, sir?"

"I'm taking it, aren't I?" Yami gave the guy a pat on the shoulder and left before he could object.

DOMINO HIGH

When he arrived at school, Yugi tried his best to avoid his friends, especially Joey, so he wouldn't have to explain his absence to them. But to his dismay, they found him anyway, as if they had him on radar. And being short didn't help matters either. Thinking on his feet, Yugi simply stated that his grandfather had a case of diarrhea and Yugi had to stay and help with the shop. But he was all better now. Most of the gang seemed convinced, except Joey. He didn't come out and say it, but he knew Yugi's story was a crock of shit. Gramps would never let Yugi miss school, for whatever reason, other than severe sickness. Joe wasn't gonna let Yugi weasel his way out of this one. He was gonna corner him after school.

But that was hours ago. Yugi shifted in his seat uncomfortably in algebra class, feeling naked without his backpack, as Mr. Pegasus went over last night's homework – the same homework that Yugi left in his backpack, which he left at Kaiba Corp. How could he convince Pegasus that he actually (almost) did his homework?

He sighed loudly, resting his head on his hand and slumped in his seat.

In the row behind him, Teá couldn't help but notice Yugi's distress, and decided to pass him a note.

Teá: u okay, kiddo?

Yugi: Yea, why do you ask?

Teá: Idk, u just seem kinda tense. Jus' checkin'. I'm here if u wanna talk.

Teá was honestly the last person Yugi wanted to talk to. Ever since that kiss, he wasn't able to look at her the same way. He never thought she would make a move on Yugi like that, and even though Teá was a very attractive girl with short silky auburn hair, and a fit body, Yugi didn't feel the same. And he still secretly harbored some ill feelings over the incident, despite Teá's numerous apologies. Yugi had a hard time letting things go.

Just as Yugi nodded at Teá and was about to put the note in his pocket, Pegasus walked up to the two. Yugi froze in fear.

"Oh, what have we here?" he asked, obviously displeased that the two weren't paying attention to the lesson.

"Nothing," Yugi lied, averting his eyes to the floor.

Pegasus put forth his hand, demanding the note. He stood impatiently as Yugi slowly reached into his pocket and handed it to him. Could this day get any fucking worse? He groaned in his head.

Pegasus walked to the center of the class and opened the note.

Yep. It could.

The class joined in unison as an uproar filled the room as Pegasus read the note out loud in a seemingly mocking voice unfamiliar to Yugi. His face turned beet red as he put his head down between his elbow and forearm, as he heard Teá mutter the words, "fucking asshole" under her breath. Yugi couldn't help but agree when he was done reading the note.

"Maybe if you two spent less time writing love notes back and forth and more time on this lesson, things like that wouldn't happen."

"Love notes - ?"

"Can someone tell me the sum of these two logarithms?" Pegasus interrupted abruptly, dismissing whatever Yugi was going to attempt to say. The total lack of respect just put him in an even worse mood. He decided to keep his head down the rest of the class period.

When the final bell rang, Yugi didn't realize that he had drifted off to sleep. The bell interrupted his temporary peaceful slumber. He groaned, rubbed his eyes and reached for the floor for his backpack, out of habit, forgetting that it was still with Kaiba at his place. Ugh. He slowly crept to his feet to leave, careful not to draw attention to himself. Maybe if he was quiet enough, he could exit without Pegasus noticing.

"Where is your homework, Mr. Mutou?"

Or not.

Yugi stopped in his tracks, annoyed. "I don't have it."

"Why?"

"It doesn't matter, you wouldn't believe me anyways."

Pegasus sat back in his chair, crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow. "Try me."

Yugi sighed. "You know what, let's just not, I've had a long, tiring day, and I don't wanna argue, just give me the zero and I'll – "

"I'm actually interested in what you have to say, Yugi," Pegasus interrupted, gesturing that he have a seat.

Yugi instead stood up, anxious to leave the classroom so he could call Kaiba and see if he could bring his backpack over to the game shop.

"Look, I forgot it at home, okay? I was in a rush to get to school, and. I. . it. Just give me the zero so I can go," he snapped.

Pegasus' eyes widened with curiosity. When did Yugi grow the balls to talk to him like that? Aside from his constant daydreaming and poor performance on his tests, Yugi was a good student. Perhaps the pressure of graduating with a 3.0 or higher GPA to get into that internship program was getting to him.

"Yugi, is there something you need to get off your chest? Something that's bothering you?" he genuinely asked.

You stopping me from leaving this class is what's bothering me, Yugi thought mentally, though he dare not say those words out loud. Instead a fake smile formed on his face.

"Nope! Just give me the zero, and I'll be on my way." He muttered quickly, anxious to leave.

Pegasus, arms still folder, sighed and signaled to Yugi that he could leave. He'd deal with him tomorrow.

Yugi burst out of the classroom, not really watching where he was going. He was in such a rush to hurry back to Kaiba Corp that he totally forgot about the most important factor of them all – how was he going to get there? It was a 20 minute drive, and he didn't have any change for the city bus. Plus, he had missed the regular school bus…again. Damn Pegasus.

He had just sharply turned the corner blindly, when he ran into what appeared to be a brick wall – but it was actually D'Mitri, standing against it. The brute turned around to see what had hit him, and then looked down at Yugi and scowled, who was now on the ground from the impact.

"Little bitch," he growled, picking Yugi up by the collar. Yugi found breathing next to impossible as his collar was tight around his throat, his little legs kicking in the air, desperate to hit concrete. He knew what was coming.

D'Mitri leaned back, a fist already formed in his hand. "Shoulda watched where you're going little shit," he grimaced, as his fist swung forward towards Yugi's face.

Yugi's tried to shield his hands from the blow, but instead D'Mitri hit right in the stomach where Yugi was totally vulnerable, totally knocking the wind out of the little one. He clutched his stomach for protection, just in case he landed more blows. D'Mitri then landed one hard knock to the back of Yugi's head, pouncing him to the ground. Yugi lay on the pavement, doubling over in pain, as D'Mitri grabbed him by his t-shirt to lay one final blow to his face.

"P-p-please s-stop," Yugi groaned breathlessly. He couldn't take much more unnecessary punishment.

"Shut the fuck up and take it like a man!" D'Mitri cried before raising his fist. This punch would surely hurt the hardest.

"You heard the little guy, STOP!"

D'Mitri paused. Yugi winced as he awaited the last blow from the bully.

Huh? Who's voice is that?

Yugi still lay on the ground on his knees in a fetal position. His head was down, resting on the crook of his elbow so he couldn't see who the second person was that arrived. But he was sure glad they did.

"Hey queer, this is between me and the bitch, so why don't you just fuck off?!"

"Don't you have any home training? Didn't your mama ever teach you not to pick on people? I suggest you get the hell outta here before someone really gets hurt. I've already called the police. Now go the fuck home already!"

Oh my god. Yami!

Words couldn't begin to describe Yugi's relief at that moment. He relaxed his body a little, bringing his legs from underneath him because they began to cramp up and become numb. He slumped on the ground.

He heard footsteps come toward him, and he tensed up a little. He still didn't know Yami enough to know what he was capable of. But he was still glad he came to Yugi's rescue.

He felt warm, firm hands on his shoulders and then a slight lift. "Are you okay, Yugi?" he gently lifted Yugi's chin with his hand.

"Noooo…please…it hurts," Yugi moaned, clutching at the back of his head. He was sure that D'Mitri gave him a concussion. His head began to throb and pound. Yugi collapsed towards the ground again.

"Ohh!" Yami cried out in surprised as he caught Yugi before he hit the concrete. He was obviously injured and needed to see a doctor. Yami felt overwhelming grief, none of which he had ever felt before, and he wanted to take care of Yugi's injuries right away. Cradling Yugi in his arms like a newborn baby, he tapped gently on his cheek to keep him awake just in case he really did have a concussion. God, his face was so soft. If anything happened to Yugi, Yami would have never been able to forgive himself.

"Yugi…I need you to stay awake for me, please," he begged him. He was growing more panicked by the second because he wasn't responding.

Yami looked around to see if anyone was in the vicinity, but since it was after hours, Domino High School was a ghost town. The only people on campus were maybe a few teachers, but since it was a Friday, everyone was in a rush to get home.

He looked down at Yugi, whose eyes were only half opened this time. His heart sank. He knew he had to hurry and get him to a hospital quick.

Yami picked Yugi up bridal style and walked gingerly towards the front office, but decided to walk around to avoid grabbing anyone's attention. He briskly veered towards his pick up truck, opened the door, and placed Yugi inside. He ran towards the driver's side of the truck and got in. Yugi was completely flat on his back, still semi conscious. Yami straddled over him to attempt to wake him completely back up. He was almost desperate.

"Yugi! Yugi" he yelled as he shook his shoulders. He came closer to Yugi's face deciding that maybe he needed some CPR. Yami was no doctor but he had common sense.

Just as he was about to start the procedure, and their faces were inches apart, Yugi's eyes widened as he grabbed Yami's face aggressively and pulled him into a kiss.

"Mmmmm!" Yami tried to yell as Yugi forced his tongue into his mouth, sucking his lips hard to prevent Yami from talking. He was resistant at first, totally confused by Yugi's bold and sudden actions but Yugi's warm tongue began to taste delicious, tasting the remnants of chocolate of that he could never resist, so he succumbed to his wants. The two made out passionately, their tongues circling each other as Yugi pulled Yami completely on top of him….

"Yugi, did you hear me? I said that I was interested in what you have to say."

Yugi shot his eyes open wide and shook his head violently, looking around, realizing that he was still in the classroom. Had he been daydreaming again?

Fucking fuck, he thought angrily. Kissing and tasting Yami felt so real and so good. The idea made Yugi's pants tight as he crossed his legs, fearful that Pegasus had noticed that he wasn't paying him attention.

"Uhh, yeah sir," he replied hesitantly. "I forgot my homework at home." Only halfway true.

Pegasus sat back in his chair, crossed his legs, and rested his chin on his forehand. He never knew Yugi to be a liar, and with graduation so close, he didn't count on Yugi to sabotage his chances of leaving this place. So he decided to cut him some slack.

"Okay, look," he finally said, sitting up. "I usually don't do this, but to be honest Yugi, I like you, and I want you out of this place. So I'm giving you an extra day to return your homework. I can tell you've been stressed out lately about graduation, so I'll cut you a break. But, if it's not here by tomorrow, I'm giving you a zero. So don't take advantage of my kindness."

Yugi gave Pegasus a Japanese like greeting, putting his hands together and bowing, and quickly rushed for the door, in a hurry to get home. He decided to just call Kaiba when he got there, and maybe with a little begging, he could convince him to bring him his backpack or even ask Mokuba to do it, thinking he'd probably have a fairer chance with the younger Kaiba.

He ran, but eventually made it home safely with no run ins with D'Mitri like he had in his daydream, his face drenching with sweat when he got there. His grandpa wasn't in his view when he opened the door, but he found a note near the cash register.

"Went grocery shopping. Watch the shop while I'm gone. Be back soon."

Seeing as Yugi ate absolutely nothing that whole day because of the time he spent at Kaiba Corp, and arriving at school way after lunch was over, this was music to his ears. But he checked the fridge anyway too see if there was anything that he could scrap up in the meantime. Luckily, he found some chocolate pudding cups and a bag of red grapes. Yum.

This will do until gramps got back.

He fixed up the snack and reached for the house phone to call Kaiba's office. Even the thought of trying to communicate with someone so thick headed and stubborn made Yugi tense up. He picked up the receiver to dial the number, with a little flare of hope that somehow, Mokuba would pick up the phone instead of his brother. But before he even had the chance to press the first number, there was a knock on the door.

Wow that was fast, he thought as he walked towards the door, assuming it was grandpa coming back from the grocery store. But as he approached closer, he noticed that the silhouette of the figure was way taller than his grandfather, not to mention younger and more built. But the blinds in front of the door made it difficult for Yugi to tell who it was.

"Yes, who is it?" he asked meekly.

"Hi, Yugi, it's me, Yami."

Oh my Ra. Yugi swallowed extremely hard. Yami, the beautiful stranger that has been preoccupying his thoughts ever since they met, was at his door? While Yugi was alone?! So many thoughts and questions raced through his mind, including numerous erotic possibilities. I mean, Yami could have been stalking Yugi for all he knew, and he could have seized this opportunity to corner Yugi in his own home. But secretly Yugi liked that. He'd never been in a relationship with another boy before, and he never ever entertained the thought before he met Yami. But now, it was all he thought about. That short interaction that they had in the elevator had affected Yugi more than he wanted to admit. But he tried his hardest to push the feelings away, further and further in the back of his mind. He just couldn't do this again.

"Can I come in Yugi?"

Fucking hell. Yugi had to learn to stop thinking so much. With a shaky hand, he unlocked the door and opened it, only to be greeted by such a breathtakingly beautiful site.

Apparently, since their last encounter, Yami had taken a shower and changed clothes, wearing a white tank top, black Bermuda shorts and the black sandals from earlier. Yugi couldn't help but notice his broad and smoothly tanned arms, glistening in the sun. So handsome. Oh my goodness…

Yugi swallowed hard, trying to calm his nerves as he opened the door a little wider. As Yami walked in further, Yugi noticed something familiar over his shoulder. He gasped loudly.

"My backpack!" he exclaimed, his eyes widened with jubilance. "But how did you? When did you? I –"

Yami laughed, amused at Yugi's shock. He secretly found it adorable. Returning Yugi's backpack back to him was only part of his plan. He was hoping to get Yugi alone to talk to him, and get to know him, not only to see if he was fit enough for the internship, but Yugi fascinated him so much when their hands touched, that he wanted to get to know the boy behind the mask. Yami loved a challenge.

"Well, you left this behind at work and I ran into Roland, and he was going to return it to you, but I decided to bring it myself."

Yugi was wide eyed. "Wow," was all he could say. He was almost sure that Yami was a busy man, but he took the time out of his schedule to come bring his bag to him. He was speechless.

He let Yami inside the game shop and took the bag. Yugi couldn't stop staring at his arms and his shoulders. So robust, and yet so relaxed. It was as if Yami knew exactly when to stop working them to fit his own unique body. But despite all of this, Yugi struggled against his wants and desires, fearful that he was doomed to a life of pain and without love. I'm obviously unlovable, he thought sadly.

Yami noticed Yugi's fixated gaze and decided to speak up. "How are you, Yugi? How was school?"

"Huh…?" Yugi shook his head to shake the cobwebs from his mind. He was sure that he was losing it at this point.

"Umm, school was…fine, I think," he muttered with uncertainty. To be honest, he was barely even paying attention in school. "Would you like something to drink? Some water maybe?"

"That would be nice, thank you, Yugi," said Yami a soft smile forming on his lips.

No, no. Please don't do that. Oh God, why are you so gorgeous? So perfect? And in my house. Untouched. Unfucked. You'll be lucky to leave that way. Mmm, Yami.

…Wait, no! What am I saying? He's a guy. I'm a guy. It just wouldn't work. He's straight! So am I. He probably has women drooling over him all the time. He'd never be interested in me – I mean IF I was gay. Which I'M NOT! But he's so cute. Why is he doing this to me? No Yugi. Stop it. Just go. Get out before I molest you. Oh my, he's so beautiful. Look at him. He just…I just…I want him in my bed. Fuck…fuck! What's wrong with me? This isn't me. I wasn't like this before Yami came into my life. I was focused and apathetic when Rebecca and I broke up, because I decided that love wasn't for me and any future signs of love, I was gonna push away. School comes first, and I don't have time for this. Okay. It's decided. I won't fall for Yami. I'll just stay friendly. No catching feelings, whatsoever. And if he makes any moves on me here, I'll just kick him out. Okay…okay. Yeah.

Yami stared into Yugi's eyes, a look of concern on his face. He noticed that Yugi wasn't walking towards the kitchen to fetch the water. He couldn't keep quiet any longer. He had to say something. "Yugi, is there something on your mind? You seem preoccupied."

"Oh my god. Yami, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so weird. I'll get you that water now," said Yugi, totally avoiding his question. Please. Don't try to get close to me. I'll fall in love with you.

Before Yugi could take a step forward, Yami grabbed his arm. Yugi's heart began to pound, his throat dry. He slowly looked back at Yami, obvious unease in his dark violet eyes.

"Yugi, is everything alright? Do you need to talk?"

Talk? I'd rather throw you on my bed, pin you down, straddle you, and fuck you til you scream. Yugi's pants tightened at the thought.

Yugi straightened out his shoulders and took a deep breath. "Yes. Everything is okay," he said, a blatant lie. He just couldn't afford to let someone get close anymore. As far as he was concerned, Yami was still a stranger. They had only met a few hours ago. There was no way he was going to express his feelings to a stranger.

Yugi walked to the kitchen and reached – or tried to reach the top shelf for a cup. But being only 5'3, that was impossible. He looked for the stool, and found it under the sink, sat it under the cupboard, and stood on it. He could still barely reach it. As he struggled to reach the cabinet door, he felt the stool slip from under him. Before he could even react, his foot slipped and he fell backwards. "Oof!"

He was expecting to his the floor, but instead was welcomed by two sturdy arms on either side of him. The two of them fell back until they hit the wall with a loud thud, Yami still holding Yugi in his arms.

"Woah!" Yugi screamed when he realized what happened.

"Good thing I came in time! I saw it coming."

What? Yami saved me? Oh great.

Yugi could feel Yami's pectoral muscles on his back, which made him shudder, unable to move. He even thought he felt his member down by his butt, or maybe he was just imagining it, but in any event, it freaked Yugi out, and he broke out of Yami's hold.

"I'm okay, really. Thank you," he said trying to compose himself quickly before Yami noticed anything.

"Maybe I should get the water myself?" Yami suggested.

Yugi nodded. "Sure."

He walked back to the main room of the game shop while Yami poured himself a glass of water. He needed to get his head together, at least until Yami left, and after that, he would be able to fall apart in his bedroom and release all of his frustrations. But something told Yugi that Yami wasn't going to leave until he knew what was bugging him.

"So," Yami said from behind, interrupting Yugi's constant train of thought. "You sell games here?"

Yugi turned around slowly to Yami. "Well…yeah, me and my grandfather. He owns this shop. It's just the two of us."

"Really? What about your parents?"

"Oh…umm." Yugi looked down at the floor and blushed a little. He wasn't expecting such a bold question, at least this soon. He started to feel panic, apprehension. He felt his walls coming up. The same walls that he used to keep people out and away from getting close to him him.

"Yugi, I'm sorry. That was rude of me. I apologize. Please forgive me." Yami said, sensing the discomfort on Yugi's face.

Ugh, why does he have to be so sweet about everything? It's hard not to like him.

"Oh no…you're not being rude at all, Yami. It's just that…we don't really know each other, and…well…"

"No, you're right, Yugi. I totally understand. It's fine. Would you rather just talk about something else? Or, I could just leave you to your studies. I did come over unannounced. I should have called first. I'm sorry for my intrusion."

God, stop being so nice, damn you. "Actually, I just….do you mind just letting me get to my homework? I really need to pass this math course, and it's kicking my ass," he said, eyes still focused on the tile floor. He honestly didn't want Yami to go, but if he stayed any longer, Yugi would be afraid he would start acting on his desires and wouldn't stop. He didn't want to scare Yami off. That was the last thing he wanted. Still, so many feelings and emotions were running through him, and he didn't totally understand them all. So until he did, distancing himself from Yami seemed like the best option.

"I understand, Yugi. Maybe next time, we can meet up for lunch, and I can tutor you in math or something. I used to be a straight A student at Domino High."

This honestly didn't surprise Yugi at all. Yami seemed highly intelligent, judging by his articulate speech. And he never seemed to lose his temperament, despite Yugi's awkward and childish behavior.

"Sure, I guess it couldn't hurt. But thank you for bringing my backpack home. I really appreciate it. So nice of you."

"No problem."

Yami walked towards the door, glancing back once at Yugi, a perfect painted smile on his face. Yugi cringed as his two dimples appeared and disappeared a second later.

He followed Yami to the door, closed and locked it, while watching through the blinds. He didn't notice it until Yami walked out, but he has a pretty great looking ass. Yugi blushed, not being able to peel his eyes away from it.

When Yami drove away in his Navy 2012 Nissan Titan, Yugi turned his back to the door. He sighed and slipped down to the floor against it, burying his head between his knees.

He didn't know what to think anymore at this point. In all of his years, he'd never come across someone so seemingly perfect. He always thought the next person he would fall for would be someone in the near future after college. He also thought his future mate would be a female. But meeting Yami, had him literally rethinking everything he thought he had all figured out. These strong sudden feelings seemed dormant inside of Yugi, screaming to get out when the right person came into his life. Maybe Yami was that person.

But it was still too soon to tell. One day was not enough time to decide whether or not Yami was the one. Yugi knew that he would see more of Yami in the near future. He seemed to be interested in Yugi's life, his background, and his past. Yugi trembled at the thought of someone else getting close to him. He just couldn't afford to feel that pain. This was beginning to feel like Rebecca all over again. But at the same time, Yugi couldn't deny how sweet and kind Yami was, and he most certainly couldn't ignore how incredibly attractive he was. Just thinking about seeing him again made Yugi's heart race. It made him….happy.

Happy. For some reason that simple word scared Yugi to his core. Everyone loves to be happy. Except him. Every ounce of happiness he had was snatched from him. He grew to fear happiness, which was a large part of the reason he was pushing Yami away. The heartbreak of losing his parents, being dumped so coldly by Rebecca, being lead on by Teá….why wouldn't Yugi fear love and happiness?

Nonetheless, something inside of Yugi wanted – craved to get to know Yami. No one ever made Yugi feel like this, in such a short time. Around Yami, Yugi stumbled on his words and his feet, his heart leaped in his throat, and his knees felt weak. And Yami didn't even have to say a word. Yugi had to find out why Yami made him feel this way. He just had to. He also had to come to accept the truth. The truth that he knew all along that, up until this point, he was trying to deny.

I'm falling. I'm falling for Yami.