"Wake up Angel. We gotta go wake up the other fucknuggets." Bakura was tapping Ryou on the nose. Ryou opened one eye grumpily. Studying the overly happy spirit, Ryou ran a hand through his hair and sat up.

"By your cheerful disposition, I assume this means we have another monster to find?" Ryou walked naked past Bakura towards the bathroom. Bakura followed, leaning on the door frame.

Eyeing the angel appreciatively, Bakura nodded. "Yep...a fuckin Dip."

Finishing brushing his teeth, Ryou studied Bakura. "What, pray tell, is a Dip?"

Bakura smirked. "A demon-mother fucking-vampire dog."

Ryou looked at Bakura. "You need five of us to catch a dog?" Ryou looked confused.

Bakura smirked, saying nothing, and walked out. Ryou quickly got dressed in jeans a yellow tee shirt and followed Bakura downstairs. For some reason, Ryou's wrist was fine, but the other three's glowed on their wrists. Glaring up, Joey barked, "Ya know...couldn't we jus' have cell phones or sumptin'?"

Seto snorted. "Of course the Mutt would want a tree...a phone tree." Seto rolled his eyes, crossing his arms.

Joey growled low in his throat at Seto. The sex was awesome, but Seto was back at it, hating Joey and being a general ass. Rubbing the back of his neck at the memories of the night before, he looked over at Yugi. "Ya sleep okay, Yug'?"

Yugi looked up, amethyst eyes huge. Smiling, he nodded. "Yu...uuhhhawnn." Blushing, he covered his mouth up for the rest of the yawn.

Joey raised an eyebrow, grinning. "Sounds like ya didn't sleep last night."

Yugi glanced at Yami as he looked down. "I...went out for a while. But I'm okay." He smiled up at them.

"Alright, now that we got the morning cockstrokes out of the way, we need to get going. The Dip was seen roaming around the mall."

Yami raised an eyebrow. "A Dip? Here? I thought Gregor had destroyed them all."

Bakura looked at Yami, shaking his head. "Not this one...this one was in the Puzzle before Pussypants got here."

Bakura headed out, the group dutifully following him. As Bakura started to walk, Seto stopped. "I am tired of walking everywhere. I have a perfectly good limousine." He turned and got in the limo. Bakura looked back, shrugged, and then got in the limo as well. The rest looked at each other and followed suit. How Joey got stuck next to Seto and Ryou by Bakura was anyone's guess, but Yami strategically planned to sit by Yugi. Yugi sighed softly at the weight of Yami's body pressed against him.

After telling the limo driver where to go, the car fell into a quiet silence. No one said much, lost in their own thoughts. Finally, Bakura spoke up. "Okay you bloody freaks. A Dip, so we are all on the same page, is a vampire demon dog. It will bite you and suck out your blood. So don't fucking let him touch you." All too soon, the limo stopped and the door was being opened. As the group got out, Bakura looked around. "Okay, so this dip is black and likes to go for the leg. Make sure he doesn't bite you, or you'll turn into a dog...well, except for you wolfie...I guess you'd just get fucking rabies." Bakura smirked as Joey bristled.

As the group started walking through the mall, they looked around, trying to figure out where the Dip was. Finally, Ryou looked at Bakura. "Does this Dip turn into human?"

Bakura looked at Ryou out of the corner of his eye. "No, why?"

Ryou stopped, pointing behind the group. "Because she keeps following us."

Slowly turning around, the group saw an attractive blonde. Wait a second... Yugi's eyes opened wide. That was the blonde Yami fed on last night! Yugi looked up at Yami, who was looking quizzically at the girl. Upon catching Yami's eye, she smiled. "I...I was hoping I would find you again. I'm Mai...Mai Valentine."

Yami smiled quizzically. Never before had his food followed him. "Okay, Mai, I'm Yami. What did you need?" His voice was kind, but confused.

"I...I don't know. I just know that I had to find you, to see you again." She came over, putting her hand on his arm, looking up at him adoringly. Yugi frowned. Yami turned around, looking at the group quizzically. Bakura was grinning like a maniac.

"Nice, Yamster..but I really didn't think you swung that way." Bakura smirked.

Yami glared at Bakura, then looked back at Mai. "Um...I'm really sorry, but I'm not interested in you like that." He pulled his arm free. Yugi grinned triumphantly.

Mai came back, putting her hand on his arm again. Eyes pleading, she whimpered. "That's okay. I just...I need to be with you. I can't imagine not being with you. I...I've been going crazy trying to find you, because I need to be close to you. Please, don't turn me away." Please, Yami...I need you.

Yami's eyes went wide at the fact that she could speak to him in his head. Swallowing hard, he looked at her. "How did you do that?" He whispered, dread filling his stomach.

"I'm your human servant. I'm connected to you, I can talk to you, and we are now bonded."

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The group was silent. Even Bakura had nothing to say, his mouth hanging open. Yami looked over at Yugi, whose mouth was in a line, eyes showing the worst of all emotions...hurt. Yami turned to Yugi, "Yugi...please..." right as Yugi disappeared.

"Oh great." Seto mumbled as Joey looked at him, punching him in the shoulder. Glaring at Joey, Seto punched Joey. Ryou shook his head, stepping between the two. "Guys, please! We need to find Yugi!" Ryou looked at Bakura.

Bakura growled. "Fuck! Meet back here in twenty!" The men all split, trying to find Yugi.

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Joey ran, trying to smell Yugi. The problem was that with so many people, it was hard to nail down one scent. Rushing through the crowded mall, eyes everywhere, he was trying to lead by his nose, but hoping Yugi became visible again. After fifteen minutes of looking, he couldn't find Yugi and he headed back to the meeting spot, unaware eyes were following him...

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Seto stormed off in a different direction, trying to find Yami's miniature. Seto was aggravated at having to be sent on an errand, aggravated that Yami was so stupid, and aggravated that Yami was hurt. What the hell was Yami thinking creating a human servant? Angrily, Seto looked around, searching, trying to use his sense of sight, which was better than his sense of smell, although that was quite good as well. He was looking for any disturbances in the air quality, any shimmers...anything. Finding nothing, he checked his watch and stormed back to find Joey waiting.

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Ryou had no idea what he was supposed to be looking for, but he looked. He was softly calling out Yugi's name, hoping to find him. Passing a man in fancy dress with long, straight white hair, he smiled and nodded moving on. He didn't notice the man's eyes follow him, watching with great interest...

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Bakura had went into mist...he was hoping he could find the Shrimp by running into him. Just because Yugi went invisible didn't mean he didn't have a form that Bakura could hit. If Yugi stepped in front of anyone and they kept walking, they would run into him, they just wouldn't know what they were running into. Floating around, he was growing increasingly agitated as he couldn't find Yugi. Frowning, he went back to the meeting spot.

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Yami was searching frantically for Yugi. Mai followed suit, frantic as well, since her Master was frantic. "Yugi, please...please...where are you?" Yami whispered, trying to smell, hear, see, touch...just...find Yugi. Suddenly, he stopped and closed his eyes. Putting all his concentration he...was trying to smell that lavender scent that was Yugi. Mai stopped, remaining quiet, knowing her Master was seriously in meditation.

Suddenly, Yami snapped open his eyes and walked down a small hallway, kneeling down behind a potted plant. "Yugi, please talk to me." Mai stood off to the side.

Yugi appeared then, tears running down his face. Yami gasped in surprise, pulling Yugi into an embrace. "Yugi...what's wrong?"

Yugi was crying. He just wanted to go home. He couldn't take this anymore. He couldn't do this. He was jealous, he was angry, and he was...he was...he didn't know what he was, and that was the most annoying thing about this whole situation! As Yami pulled him into an embrace, he wanted to stay there forever. Yami felt safe...he felt warm...he made Yugi feel whole and like he was never going to be alone again.

But Yugi couldn't share. And Yami had a girlfriend. And it was obvious Yami wasn't going to make her leave. Sniffling, he looked up. "Yami...let me go." He whimpered.

Yami looked down, crimson filled with concern. "No, Yugi...please, talk to me...tell me what is wrong? Anything, I'll fix it."

Yugi looked over and saw that Mai was standing to the side, looking concerned. Yugi looked back at Yami. "I want to talk to you privately."

Yami looked up at Mai, and she turned dutifully and left the hallway. Yami looked back at Yugi, picking him up and taking him in a family bathroom, locking the door. Sitting down on a bench, he pulled Yugi into his lap. "Now, what did you want to talk about, Aibou?" The baritone voice slid over Yugi's skin.

Fresh tears slid from Yugi's eyes. "I want to go home. I don't want to be here with you. I can't...I can't go through this all the time. Please, let me go."

Pain lanced Yami's heart. Taking in a shaky breath, Yami looked at Yugi. "I..I can't make you stay with me. But please, isn't there anything I can do to try to make you change your mind? Please, Yugi..I..." His voice broke as Yami couldn't go on anymore at the thought of losing Yugi.

Yugi looked up, eyes sad. "You won't do what I need you to do. So we don't even need to talk about it." Yugi started to get up.

"No! Please..anything...I'll do it." Yami's face made Yugi's heart break. "Please, Yugi, just ask...and I will do it. Please...I can't lose you...I'll take it as slow as you want...please..."

Yugi shook his head sadly. "It won't help."

Yami gripped Yugi's hand. "At least tell me what it is...if I can change it, will you stay?"

Yugi looked at Yami. "I love you. But I can't share you."

Yami looked confused. "Share me?" Baritone was laced with confusion and sorrow.

"Your human servant." Yugi spat the word out in displeasure.

Yami's face paled. "Yugi...I can't get rid of her."

"I know, and I can't share you. I'm sorry, Yami...I love you, but I have to say goodbye."

Yugi turned, ready to walk out the door as Yami sat, broken, on the seat.

As Yugi's hand was on the doorknob, Yami was up, gripping Yugi's hand. "Please, Aibou...before you leave...please let me explain. If after hearing this, you still want to leave, I won't stop you."

Yugi took in a shaky breath. He wanted to leave, he really did...but the pain lacing Yami's words made him stop. Turning around, he gently took his hand out of Yami's grip. He couldn't touch Yami, or he would lose the ability to think. Looking at Yami, he nodded slowly.

Yami ran his hands over his face, and through his hair. Looking up at Yugi, he shakily sighed. "I'm going to be one hundred percent straight here. I'm laying all my cards on the table. Yugi, I love you...I adore you...I worship you...you are the beginning and end of me. I cannot imagine my life without you. You are my mate...I've waited three thousand years for you."

Continuing with a shaky breath, he looked at Yugi. "I didn't mean to make Mai my human servant. Normally, to make a human servant, it takes two bites and an exchange of blood. The only thing I can think is that while I was feeding off of her, you were there, and my feelings for you are so strong, that somehow my essence fused with Mai. But, Mai is now my human servant. She can feel what I feel if I don't shield myself, she can talk to me in my head, and I will need to feed off of her occasionally so she doesn't waste away. I can use her eyes to see things if I need to. But Yugi, I can't kill her. She's innocent, and, if she dies, I may die as well...we are bonded. But I don't love her. I love you. Please, don't leave me. I am begging you. If she ever left me, I may die. If you leave me, I will."