In Between

---Chapter 7---

Duke carried Yugi into the house and placed him gently on the couch, "What do you want to eat?" he asked as he placed a cover over Yugi and handed him the remote.

"I'm not that hungry."

"I know but you have to eat in order to take your medicine." Duke smiled. "We need to regulate your blood stream; they took a lot of contaminated blood from you."

"Okay, Um how about a sandwich."

"Cheese?"

"Muenster."

"Coming right up." Duke smirked as he turned his back to Yugi and entered the kitchen. He lifted his head when he heard the doorbell ring followed by Yugi calling for them to come in. Duke blinked, who knew they were here? His eyes glared as a familiar velvety strong voice danced to his ears. "Yami."

"Yami!?" Yugi smiled and sat up.

"I couldn't leave like that Yugi. I want to take care of you too." Yami smiled and Duke listened. "I brought you something." Yami dug through a bag and pulled a small baggy with a sandwich in it. "It's Muenster." He smiled.

"That's so weird, I just told Duke to make me a Muenster cheese sandwich." Yugi smiled and took the baggy from him. "Thank you."

"No problem, I made more just in case. So, now that you are home how are you feeling?"

"Much better." Yugi smiled and held out his hand. "Did you see the ring?"

"Yeah." Yami said under his breath, "I did." trying to drain the disappointment from his voice. "I'm very happy for you. If, of course, this is what you want." Yugi smiled as he nibbled one the cheese from his sandwich. "I want you to know that I support you. Really."

"Are you sure? You still don't trust Duke."

"Well…" Yami paused and shoved down his pride, "Maybe I was… Wrong." He nearly choked on the last word. "You were right when you said it was time I let you go."

"Yami, you have no idea how happy I am to hear that. You are the best." Yugi hugged him carefully so as not to drop his sandwich. He let go when he saw Duke with a glass of sprite. "Hi Duke, Look, Yami's here."

"I heard." he said dryly. "I made you a drink." he smiled; little did Yugi know he had put a few drops of liquid X inside it. "I heard Yami brought you a sandwich so I just brought you this." he handed Yugi the glass which he took gladly. "I'll get you a glass too Yami." he sneered and walked back into the kitchen.

"Yugi, do you mind if I have a sip?" Yami smiled at him; in the back of his mind he could feel a bad sensation. He could feel the eye on his forehead glow and burn.

"Course not." Yugi smiled and handed him the glass which Yami downed instantly. "Hey, you drank it all." he pouted when Yami handed him back the empty glass.

"I'm sorry Yugi, Guess I was more thirsty than I thought." he flashed a handsome smile and Yugi shoved him playfully. "We'll I think I'm gonna get going." he stood up and kissed Yugi's cheek, get well, Yugi."

"I will. Thank you, Yami."

"For what?"

"Supporting me. Call me when you land."

"I will." And with that Yami Turned on his heels and walked out the door. "Support? I still don't trust him. He's up to something." Yami blinked as his vision blurred just a bit. Yami slipped into the cab and rode off toward the airport. His heart was heavy and all he could think about was how he wanted to be the one to make Yugi happy. He was the one who was there for Yugi. He was the one who gave everything just so the boy could live freely. HE was the one to whom Yugi owed his life and soul. Yami shook it off as this sudden surge of jealousy made him feel guilty.

As Yami stepped on the plane he began to feel turbulence. Did they even take off yet? He looked out and saw the airport to his right and the runway to his left. Shaking it off, he found his seat next to Joey. "You okay man?" he asked carefully. "You look like hell, are you hot? You're sweating."

"I'm fine." He mumbled and plopped down in his seat. "Can someone please make this plane stop spinning? Dammit!" the other passengers jumped and a flight attendant ran up to him.

"Are you feeling alright sir?" she cocked her head to the side.

"How about a slice of what you're serving, turn around for me, let me get a good look at you." he smirked and Joey made a weird end of the world face.

"Uh, he's fine sorry about that." Joey held up his hands in surrender and the attendant left with a huff. "Great, no complementary nuts for us." He pouted then turned his attention to the situation at hand. "What's gotten into you man?" he stiffened as he felt Yami's fingers languidly running up and down his arm. "Yami--"

"Joey, has anyone ever told you just how sexy you are?"

"Uh… once…" Joey shifted uncomfortably in his seat.

"Well you are." Yami moved in and brushed his lips against Joey's cheek before Joey jumped from the seat.

"Man, what's wrong with you?"

"Come on Joey, you know you want to. Bring back the hot attendant and the three of us can have a good time." He smirked.

"No."

"What's wrong with you, Joey, sexy, hot, I want to run-my-tongue-all-over-your-body, Joey?" Yami grabbed at the hem of Joey's shirt and looked into his honey hazel eyes. "Come on, have a little fun with me."

"Dude, what's going on with you?" Tristan waddled toward them from his seat, people glared at him as he passed their seats. "You are disturbing the whole plane, they'll kick you off."

"Where is that Attendance, I need her to attend to me." Yami yelled then caught sight of Anzu. "Anzu, my sweet Anzu. Come sit by me." He smirked as he pat Joey's seat. She shook her head. "Dammit, why not? We practically fuck every night anyway, come here."

"We do not. Stop being a jerk." She huffed and fell back into her seat.

Yami's body suddenly jerked and his eyes rolled to the back of his head. Joey was the first to catch him as he fell forward. "Yami!" he called. "What the hell was that?" Joey felt him snore softly against his chest and sighed before laying Yami in his chair and covering him up. "Sorry about that everyone, my friend here is a little drunk," he lied quickly, "Sorry." He said once more and the flight attendant gave him a stern look.

Tristan walked back to his seat next to Anzu and sighed, "He's just upset." He whispered.

"I know." She said without looking at him, "I wish this didn't hurt him so much. Can I tell you something?" she suddenly turned and looked at him.

"Anything."

"Well if you love some one and they love you too," she glanced down at her hands, "But you know that they would be happier with someone they really really love, would you let them go?" she looked back up at him.

"If I loved them enough, it would be hard, but yeah I would." He sighed. "Sorry."

"No, that's what I wanted to here, because now I know I'd be doing the right thing by letting Yami go." She admitted. "Yugi and Yami have something special, something I can't even touch. I couldn't live knowing I came in between soul mates." She smiled sadly. "Thanks, Tristan."

"Anytime. But you know what; maybe your true soul mate is out there too looking for you."

"Yep and when I meet him I will tell him right away that I love him. I won't wait like Yami and Yugi did." She blinked, "Look at me, talking about myself. How is Yami? I saw him pass out."

"That's just what happened, he's sleeping now. I don't know what happened; he was fine until he got onto the plane."

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Yugi giggled again as Duke tickled him, "Stop it." Suddenly Yugi was on his back pinned to the ground looking up at his lover. "Duke?"

"What, Yugi, you are just so beautiful. Now that your friends are gone we can have a little fun." He leaned down and nuzzled Yugi's neck as his hands slide up his shirt. "Come on Yugi."

Yugi pushed him back and shook his head, "I'm not really in the mood." He smiled.

"Sure you are. You just don't know it yet." He murmured and nibbled at Yugi's bottom lip. "Come on, baby." He smirked and began tearing at Yugi's shirt. "First we need to get these clothes off of you."

Yugi pushed him back harder, "I said I wasn't in the mood." Duke only glared at him for a second. "Did you drink the Sprite I gave you?"

"Yes."

"Then come on." Duke tugged at Yugi's pants and purred as Yugi let out a silent moan in protest. "You will like this, you did last time."

"Last time?" Yugi blinked, "Duke, get off of me."

"No." he said simply and pulled Yugi's pants and boxers down then lifted him up a bit and slammed into him without warning and preparation. Yugi screamed at the burning pain and Duke began to pull out and push back in moaning as he enjoyed his own pleasure. Yugi was livid, he screamed and cried for him to stop but Duke kept going.

"DUKE PLEASE STOP. IT HURTS." He screamed as he tossed his head from side to side. He tried to get his legs to kick Duke away but they failed and Duke only dug his fingers into Yugi's sides to keep him tight to his body.

"Ugh, No Yugi, this feels so good. You are so tight, fuck, how can you ask me to stop?" he grunted as he shoved more of himself into Yugi's body.

"Stop it please." Yugi's screams turned into sobbing whimpers. The pain he felt wasn't going away, he had been with Duke before but not like this, not when he wasn't ready.

"Stop begging and just enjoy." Duke smirked, "Oh, I am so close… can you feel it. Yugi beg me to cum." He moaned softly into the crook of Yugi's neck.

"Don't, please just stop it." He clung onto Duke as his tears fell heavily now.

"Beg me." He ordered in a more forceful tone

"P-Please Duke… Cu-Cum for me." He whimpered defeatedly.

"Good boy." He smirked and with one final push Duke spilled his seed into Yugi with a cry of pleasure. "Oh such a good boy, you are."

Yugi nodded slowly only glad it was over. Duke got off of him and walked off to the bedroom and collapsed. Yugi peeled himself off the floor and rushed to the bathroom.