Wolf: Here is chapter 10 for all you guys. Hope you like it. Lots of fluff also.

Chapter 10: To LA

At 9:00am Yugi walked back into his hotel room. He walked in and he saw that Atem was still asleep, but Yugi had to wake him up.

"So lazy." Yugi thought.

Yugi walked over to the bed, sitting down on Atem's left side and again admired Atem's wings. He ran a hand through the soft feathers.

"Atem?" Yugi said.

He didn't budge.

"Atem, you have to get up." Yugi said again, shaking Atem's shoulder a little.

"Don't want to." Atem said sleepily, his eyes still closed.

Yugi rolled his eyes.

"Atem, we have to get going so that we can head to LA." Yugi told him.

Slowly Atem opened his eyes. He brought a hand up to rub the sleep out of his eyes, sat up in the bed and stretched his arms over his head.

"Alright, I'm up." Atem told him.

"Good. Now all we have to do is pack up some things, check out, and leave." Yugi said.

"Yugi?" Atem started.

"Yes?"

"With my clothes gone, what am I going to wear now?" Atem asked.

"Oh. I don't know. Let me look in my bag. There might be something in that." Yugi told him.

He walked over to his suitcase and started to look around in it.

"I think it might have found something in here you can use." Yugi said.

Yugi pulled a light grey trench coat out of his suitcase and turned around to show Atem.

"A trench coat?" Atem questioned.

"Yes. If you only wrap your wings around yourself and put the coat on, you'll be fine." Yugi told him.

"It might work. Let me try it on." Atem said, holding out a hand for the coat.

Yugi handed Atem the trench coat. Atem stood up from the bed and wrapped his wings around himself. He put on the coat and buttoned it up, the trench coat only reaching above his knees.

"It works pretty well. Why did you have a trench coat in your suitcase anyway?" Atem asked.

"It was just in case something happened to your other clothes." Yugi told him.

"Well, it was a good idea you packed it along."

"Yea. Glad I thought ahead."

Yugi zipped up his suitcase.

"You ready to get going?" Yugi asked.

"Yep."

"You head out to the car with the suitcase and I will go check us out."

"Okay."

Atem grabbed the suitcase and they left the room. Yugi gave Atem the car key and he headed outside while Yugi headed to the front desk. Atem managed to unlock the car and put the suitcase in the back seat and waited for Yugi.

A couple of minutes later, Yugi walked out and got into the car. They left the hotel parking lot and headed off to LA.

The drive was silent between the two. Atem looked out the window and watched the buildings as they passed by as well as other cars while Yugi drove.

After a while, Yugi became tired of the silence and started a conversation.

"Atem?" Yugi started.

Atem looked over at Yugi.

"Yes, Yugi?" Atem asked.

"I-I wanted to thank you."

"For what?" Atem asked, raising an eyebrow.

"For showing me those things last night. I understand you better now than before." Yugi told him.

"I figured you had to know, so I showed you why."

"Well...I'm glad you showed me."

Atem nodded and looked back out the window.

Yugi knew that he brought back those bad memories he saw last night when he said that. He just went silent, afraid he might upset Atem even more.

-Two Hours Later-

Within two hours they arrived in LA. Yugi wanted to look out at the city, so he drove to one of the lookout points. Once up the hill, he parked the car and looked out to the main part of LA. The Hollywood sign was to his right and the ocean was to his left. He could see out to about the middle of LA. Atem got out of the car and stood next to Yugi to look as well.

"Its bigger than I thought." Atem said, shocked at the large city.

"I know. It might take a while before we find exactly where the church is." Yugi said.

"Well, at least we know that it's in one of the little neighbourhoods around here."

"True."

They stayed there for a little bit, looking out at the city. Atem looked over at Yugi to see how happy he looked.

"We should get going. I have a reservation for a little hotel around here." Yugi said.

"Well, let's go then." Atem said.

They headed to the car and Yugi drove off to find the hotel. As they drove, they were right along the beach. Soon Yugi pulled away from the beach scene, going down one street a little bit and pulled into a hotel parking lot. Atem was surprised that the beach was only right down the street.

"Surprised?" Yugi asked, seeing Atem's face.

"Yes. The beach is not that far down the road. How did you find a hotel so close to the beach and at a good price?" Atem asked.

"Easy." Yugi said, smirking.

Atem was confused.

"I looked on a website where you get hotel rooms cheap." Yugi explained.

"Oh. That's helpful." Atem said.

Yugi got out of the car and headed inside, while Atem got out of the car with Yugi's suitcase and followed behind.

Atem looked around the hotel. It looked very new, maybe just a couple years old. It was a 3 story building and all the rooms were entered from the front. In front of each room was a long seat, big enough to fit 2 people on it, and it was the perfect spot where you could see a little bit of the beach.

Yugi then walked out of the office with a regular key to enter the room.

"So, where are we going?" Atem asked.

"Second floor. Room 217." Yugi answered.

Atem nodded and walked over to a set of stairs that was by the office and looked for 217. They found it not long after, Yugi unlocked the door and stepped inside.

It was fairly good sized room with 2 queen sized rooms. A table and chairs sat by the window by the door and a TV sat in a stand in front of the beds.

Going to the back, the bathroom was on the right and a closet on the left.

"This is a nice room, Yugi." Atem said.

"Thanks, but the rooms are usually like this." Yugi said.

Atem sat the suitcase on the table and sat on the bed.

"Yugi, can I please take this coat off? My wing is starting to hurt a little." Atem told Yugi.

"Sure. Let me close the blinds first." Yugi said.

Yugi went and closed the blinds so no one saw him.

"Go ahead."

Atem unbuttoned the coat and let it fall on the bed. He unwrapped the wings from around him and laid them down on the bed.

"Better?" Yugi asked.

"Much." Atem sighed in relief.

Atem lifted the wings to stretch them out a little bit, but his left wing dropped a little.

"Yugi, can you help me by lifting my wing a little?" Atem asked.

"Sure." Yugi answered.

"Thanks. I want to stretch it out a little."

Yugi grabbed the end of Atem's wing and lifted his wing a little. Then Atem winced.

"You ok?" Yugi asked.

"Yea. Just keep it there." Atem told him.

"Is it any better than it was from last night?"

"Only a little. I can lift it up a little more compared to last night."

"Well, that's good."

Atem nodded.

"Sit down next to me. Just put my wing on your shoulder, I should be able to keep it there." Atem told him.

"You sure?" Yugi asked.

"Yes."

Yugi sat down next to Atem and laid the wing on his shoulders. He then began to play with the feathers and ran his hand through them. Atem brought his other wing across him and wrapped it around Yugi. Yugi blushed like mad, and started to play with the other wing as well.

"Are you that fascinated with my wings?" Atem asked, giggling a little.

Yugi put his hand down.

"Sorry." Yugi apologized.

"There is no reason to be."

Atem grabbed Yugi's hand from his lap and laid it on his wing again.

"I like it. My feathers are my most sensitive. When you move your hand through them, it feels quite nice." Atem told him.

Atem held Yugi's hand as he moved it through his feathers. He let go and Yugi continued. Atem closed his eyes and laid his head on Yugi's shoulder. Yugi was surprised and looked down at Atem, but continued to move his hand through Atem's feathers.

"This reminds me of when me and Heba used to cuddle like this, but it was only when we needed comfort." Atem thought.

Atem opened his eyes a little, watching Yugi's hand move slowly through his feathers.

"Yugi? You think that, perhaps later, we could take a walk on the beach?" Atem asked.

"I don't see why not. Maybe we could when the sun sets." Yugi suggested.

"Sounds good. For now, let's just stay in the room and relax."

"I agree."

They stayed like that for awhile, until Yugi saw that Atem had fallen asleep. He carefully laid Atem down on the bed, watching his wings. Yugi got up and got the remote for the TV and sat on the other bed. He turned on the TV and made sure the volume was low enough so that he didn't wake up Atem. Finding the news, he decided to watch that.

"That's the closest that me and Atem have ever got. I wish it could always be like that. I want him to stay so we can be together, but I don't know his feelings for me. I'm just afraid of rejection from him, I don't want to lose my friendship with him either. Plus, Atem loved Heba, he probably still does. I could never replace a loved one." Yugi thought.

When Atem opened his eyes, he saw that he was laying on the bed. He heard the TV was on and heard what sounded like the weather being told. Atem sat up and saw Yugi sitting on the other bed, watching the TV. The weather was on and it was saying that later tonight, and in the morning, there would be a few thunderstorms.

"Oh man. Just great." Yugi said, little upset.

"What is so bad about thunder?" Atem asked.

Yugi jumped and fell off the bed. Atem got up and walked over to him.

"You ok?" Atem said, offering his hand.

"Yea. You just really surprised me, that's all." Yugi said, taking Atem's hand.

Atem helped him up and they both sat on the bed.

"So, what's so bad about thunderstorms?" Atem asked again.

"Oh. Well, the truth is that I'm afraid of thunderstorms at night. I can't get to sleep and I stay awake the whole night. I've been like that since I was about 4. I always used to go to my grandpa for comfort." Yugi said.

"What did you do when you got older?"

"I just stayed awake until it was over or I got so tired and fell asleep through it."

Atem felt so sorry for him.

"Well, if you have to, you can ask me for help."

Yugi looked up at him surprised.

"Really?" Yugi asked.

"Of course. I'm used to it. Me and Heba helped each other out all the time." Atem told him.

Yugi smiled.

"Thanks, Atem."

Atem nodded. He looked at the digital clock and saw it was 6:00 pm.

"Yugi?"

"Yes?"

"Can we go down to the beach now?" Atem asked.

Yugi also looked at the clock.

"Sure. I bet there are not that many people down there. Plus, it would be nice walking along the beach." Yugi said.

Yugi turned the TV off and Atem grabbed the trench coat on the other bed, putting it back on.

"Ready?" Yugi asked, already at the door.

"Yep." Atem answered.

They headed out of the hotel room, locking the door behind them. They walked down to the beach and noticed that the sun was close to setting.

"What to just walk up and down the shoreline?" Yugi asked.

"Sounds good." Atem said.

They walked down to the shoreline, south of their hotel. Yugi was the one closest to the water, while Atem was next to him. Atem had his hands in the pockets of the coat while Yugi had his hands in his front pockets of his pants. Atem glanced at Yugi for a moment, then he took his hand that was closest to Yugi, hooked their arms and put his hand back in his pocket.

Yugi looked at Atem.

"You don't mind, do you?" Atem asked, looking at Yugi.

"N-No, not at all." Yugi stuttered.

Atem nodded and they continued to walk. Soon then sun was half set and Yugi gazed over the water.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Yugi asked.

Atem looked over as well.

"Yea, it is." Atem said.

Atem glanced at Yugi really quick as the setting sun lit up his face. Then he looked back out at the sun on the water.

"Want to start heading back?" Atem asked.

"Yea. Let's head back." Yugi answered.

They turned around and headed back up the shoreline. Ahead of them, Yugi could see black clouds coming in their direction.

"Hopefully, we get back before the rain gets here." Yugi sighed.

Atem brought him closer to his side.

"We will. Don't worry." Atem assured him.

Yugi leaned again Atem as they walked on.

"Well, when we get back to the hotel, we can relax for the night." Atem said.

"If I can relax." Yugi said,

Atem looked down at him and smiled. He unhooked their arms and Atem put his arm around Yugi's shoulders.

"Don't worry, Yugi. I'll be there with you. There's nothing to worry about." Atem told him.

Yugi looked up at him.

"If you say so." Yugi said.

When they reached the street of their hotel, the sun had fully set. They walked back to the hotel.

"That was a nice walk." Atem said.

"Yea, it was. It's always nice to walk down the beach at sunset. I rarely do it back home." Yugi said.

"It is a nice last night with Atem. That was a nice thing to walk like that with him." Yugi thought.

They got to the hotel and up to their room. Yugi unlocked the door and went inside. Atem took the coat off and placed it on the chair. He then grabbed the remote for the TV and sat on the end of the left bed by the wall, where the bathroom was, turning the TV on. Yugi walked over to his suitcase.

"I'm going to take a shower." Yugi said.

"Ok." Atem said.

Yugi grabbed his pyjamas from the suitcase and walked into the bathroom. Atem finally found a show called, 'Ice Road Truckers' (A/N: Don't' own) and watched that.

Soon Yugi came out of the bathroom in his light blue pyjamas. He dried his hair with a towel, then sat down on the other bed, putting the towel around his shoulders.

"Better?" Atem asked.

"Much." Yugi said.
Yugi looked at the TV and watched the show with Atem. Softly Yugi could start to hear the rain starting to fall. After the show was over, thunder started outside, making Yugi shiver. Atem turned off the TV and yawned.

"I'm going to bed." Atem said.

"Me too." Yugi said.

"Just remember: I'm here if you need me, Yugi."

"I know."
They both got under the covers of each bed. Atem turned the light off, closed his eyes, ignoring the thunder outside, and fell asleep.
Yugi, however, was wide awake, shaking every time thunder crashed outside.

Yugi decided that he has had enough. He got out of the bed and crawled onto Atem's bed, avoiding his wings.

"Atem?" Yugi whispered.

Atem half opened his eyes.

"Yugi? You ok?" Atem asked.

Yugi shook his head.

"Come on. Sleep with me." Atem said.

"You sure?" Yugi asked.

"Yea. It won't hurt."

Atem moved over from the middle of the bed, folding his left wing across him so Yugi didn't lay on it. Yugi slowly got into the bed under the covers and lay next to Atem. Atem closed his eyes, but stayed awake. Yugi was just laying there, but still couldn't get to sleep.

Atem felt Yugi shake still when thunder was heard. Atem then wrapped his arms around Yugi and also wrapped his right wing around him as well, bringing Yugi closer to his side. He wanted to comfort Yugi as much as possible.

Yugi looked at Atem.

"I want to comfort you, Yugi. Just so you know that I'm here for you." Atem told him.

Yugi smiled and laid his head on Atem's chest and closed his eyes.

"Thank you, Atem." Yugi whispered.

"This is my last night with Atem. I'm glad I'm spending it in his arms. I won't be able to do this again after tonight." Yugi thought.

Soon he was asleep.

Atem looked down at Yugi's sleeping form and smiled.

"I'm glad he fell asleep." Atem thought.

He moved his hand and ran it through Yugi's hair. Then Atem sighed sadly.

"This is my last night with Yugi. I'm glad I'm spending it like this. I love you, Yugi, and I'll wait for you, until it's your time to go to be with you again if I have to."

Atem thought.

Atem leaned down and softly kissed Yugi's head.

Atem then closed his eyes and was soon asleep. His sleep was filled with dreams of him and Yugi together, forever.

Wolf: Aw. How sweet.

Akami: Just R & R to shut her up.

Wolf: Akami! (Looking at Akami angerly)

Akami: Got to go. (Runs away)

Wolf: Get back here! (Runs after Akami)

Next chapter: Go looking for the church.

Also thank DreamixAngel for helping me with this chapter