Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.
Warning: For the appearance of the OC Neko, whom I do own.
"What time will you be back?" Yami asked, pressing kisses to Yugi's jawline. Yugi let out a moan and squirmed against the elder as pleasurable feeling shot through his body. Yami growled low at the desire that little movement sent through him and held Yugi a little tighter against thier bedroom wall.
D-Don't know. D-Didn't ask- Ah!" Yugi cried out as Yami nipped at his neck with his teeth. Yami grinned, liking the reaction he pulled from Yugi.
"Tsk, tsk Hikari. That's something you really should have asked about." Yami gently chided him, only half teasing. Yugi could only moan in reply as Yami attached his lips to Yugi's neck and began to suck.
"Y-You're being v-very affectionate today." Yugi commented, tilting his head back as far as he could as a groan escaped his lips. Yami pulled back and stared into his eyes.
"You're going to be leaving me all day Yugi... I just want my cuddle time before you go." Yami said with an adorable pout, leaning forward and nuzzling his small lover. Yugi giggled at the tickle and then struggled, wanting to be put down.
"As appealing as cuddling with you right now sounds, I really have to go or I'll be late." Yugi told him. "So could you please put me down?" Yami sighed and placed Yugi back onto the floor. Yugi walked over to the bedside table to grab his wallet. Yugi let out a gasp as Yami's arms suddenly encircled his body and a soft kiss was pressed to his neck.
"Yugi... I don't want you to go." Yami said, a hint of a whine in his voice.
"I have to go. I promised Joey. And you said you'd let me go." Yugi chided him, reaching up to softly touch his face. Yami's eyes softened as he placed a hand over Yugi's hand.
"I know, but-" Yugi used his free hand to place a finger over Yami's lips.
"No butts. Now, give me one more kiss before I go." Yugi leaned up, his hands moving to Yami's upper arms. Yami tightened his arms around Yugi's body as he gave the boy a passionate kiss. Yugi pulled away, a content smile on his face as he placed his wallet in his pocket. Yugi gave him a little wave and left the room, shutting the door behind him as he went. Yami waited until he heard the front door shut and then he left the room, heading downstairs. He sat at the kitchen table and placed his head on his arms. And that was where Marik and Bakura found him an hour later.
"Aw, what's the matter Pharaoh?" Marik asked, sliding into the seat in front of him. "You look depressed."
"Looks like he let Yugi go out with that Wheeler guy." Bakura teased. Yami raised his head and shot the white haired vampire a glare.
"They went to the arcade! It's an innocent day out!" Yami snapped.
"Then why do you look so glum?" Marik asked, a grin on his lips.
"Because I'm lonely..." Yami told them. "And worried." Yami murmured so softly that they almost didn't hear that last part, and he placed his head back on his arms. "Did you or Kura ever let Ryou or Malik hang out with thier friends by themselves?" Yami asked.
"I let Malik once before he tried running away so many times." Marik answered.
"Ryou didn't have any friends when we left and we never stayed anywhere long enough for him to make friends, so no." Bakura replied.
"You know Pharaoh, if you're so lonely and worried, why don't you follow him? His scent shouldn't be that hard to pick up." Marik suggested. Yami's head snapped up again and this time his eyes were wide.
"I can't do that! I just earned his trust! If I follow him, I'll break it again and then he'll think I'm incapable of trusting him!" Yami exclaimed.
"Yami... You're a vampire. You can follow him without him knowing." Bakura said. Yami blinked at Bakura, the meaning of what he was saying not quite sinking in.
"Yay! A spy mission! And we'll come too!" Marik cheered. Yami turned his attention to Marik.
"You will not!" He snapped with a glare. "We are not following him! I have more faith in him then that!" Bakura sighed and looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Well, if you're sure... But that Wheeler kid sure looked suspicious to me..." Bakura grabbed Marik's shirt and hauled him up, leading him out of the kitchen. Marik looked puzzled as Bakura smirked wickedly while they walked away. Yami stared after them, a sinking feeling in his stomach.
"Bakura... Why did we leave? I want to tease the Pharaoh somemore..." Marik whined. Bakura chuckled darkly and smiled at his friend.
"Hush. Just wait." He said. Marik still looked puzzled.
"Bakura... Suspicious how?" Bakura had dropped Marik, whirled with a happy smile, and sat down on the kitchen table before anyone could say "what the hell" and leaned down to the former Pharaoh.
"Why, his preferences of course! He's friends with Yugi, right? And that means he likes cute little boys!" Bakura said, slapping Yami on the shoulder. The elder vampire paled a tiny bit. Marik had come back into the kitchen by now and was now watching this with glee, fully understanding now what evil deed Bakura had been planning. Plant a little doubt and watch it grow... Heh, heh...
"Yugi wouldn't... He wouldn't!" Yami's eyes widened as that nagging little fear grew a little bigger.
"Oh, but you're right. Of course Yugi wouldn't dare go after anyone else. It's plain to see that the little twerp loves you to pieces." Bakura said. Yami smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, leaning back in his chair.
"But of course... That doesn't mean someone wouldn't go after him instead." Wind whipped Bakura's hair around his face as Yami took off at a blinding speed out the front door. Marik looked at Bakura and clapped his hands.
"Bravo! Bravo!" Marik said. "Now let's get after him before we lose him." Bakura smiled.
"Yes, Operation: Spy on Yugi is a go!" Bakura said, leaping off the table and following Marik out the front door. (A/N: And in case you are wondering, Ryou and Malik are watching the shop right now, so the others aren't too worried about leaving them alone.)
Yugi waited patiently at the bus stop, sitting on a little bench. He swung his legs back and forth, wishing he had brought a book or something to read while he waited for Joey. He lifted his gaze to the sky, a small smile making its way onto his lips. It was such a lovely day. There was plenty of sunshine and a nice little breeze that wasn't too cold but just right as it ruffled Yugi's hair.
"Yuge!" Yugi turned his head and his smile grew brighter as Joey ran up to him. Joey bent over, panting hard. He raised his head then and flashed Yugi a smile.
"Hi Joey." Yugi greeted him. Joey straightened to his full height and quickly glanced around. Yugi glanced around too, looking slightly confused. "Um... Who are you looking for Joey?" Joey glanced down at him, looking a little anxious as he placed his hands in his pockets and laughed.
"Uh... Yami, ta be honest. I thought fer sure he was goin ta be tagging along." Joey replied. Yugi shook his head.
"No. Yami's not here. It's just you and me today, like old times." Yugi said. Joey seemed to relax a little bit at that.
"Good. Not dat I dislike da guy or anything, but he seems ta stick ta ya like glue pal." Joey said. Yugi smiled a little shakily and laughed.
"Yes, but his intentions are good. Let's go, okay?" Yugi said, rising from the bench. Joey nodded. As the two began walking down the street, a pair of crimson eyes smoldered with rage. From high above them, Yami perched on a rooftop, Marik and Bakura beside him. Yami shook his fist and clenched his teeth, his eyes never leaving the face of the blonde.
"Glue? It's only because I don't want to see Yugi harmed that I stick to him damnit!" The eldest vampire snarled, clearly enraged by the blonde's words. Marik and Bakura fought back snickers. It didn't seem too hard to get the former ruler mad today.
"Pharaoh, lighten up. If you smoke anymore, someone will call the fire department." Bakura said. Yami growled and leapt down from the building, already running along the sidewalk. Marik sighed and leapt down as well, stopping to wait for Bakura. Bakura shook his head and followed. They caught up to Yami easily. By this time, they had reached the arcade. They watched as Yugi and Joey entered the arcade.
"How are we going to watch them now?" Marik asked. "There's nowhere to hide in there. We go in, we get busted." Yami's gaze flitted upwards.
"We go in through the vents. Surely there are some over the ceiling to where we can get a good view." Yami said. He began hopping up the building. Marik and Bakura followed him. They reached the roof and entered the building from the door on the roof. As they snuck around the top floor, Bakura had the luck to spot the first vent.
"There's one! Up there!" Bakura said, pointing to it. Yami smiled. He made a high jump and grabbed the grate, yanking it down and grabbing the inside of the vent so he wouldn't fall. As soon as he was inside, Bakura jumped and crawled in after him. Marik followed suite.
"Ugh! It's digusting in here!" Bakura commented, making a face. Yami rolled his eyes.
"Quit complaining."
"Yeah, it's not as bad as having to look at your ass the whole way there Bakura." Marik said. Bakura growled at him, stopping crawling long enough to wiggle his ass in Marik's face.
"Hey, I have a good looking ass." Bakura told him. Marik gave it a swat, making Bakura yelp and rise a little, causing the albino to hit his head on the ceiling of the vent. Yami turned his head and gave the other two a warning snarl.
"Knock it off! Do you want to send this whole thing crashing to the ground?" Yami asked. Looking properly chastized, the other two began to follow Yami again. Crawling for about twenty minutes through the vents led them to a great big area over the arcade. They surrounded the vent and peered down. Lucky for them, Yugi and his friend was below them, playing one of the racing games.
"Come on Yuge! Ya can do better den dat!" Joey said happily, jerking the wheel to the left. Yugi let out a happy giggle and jerked his own wheel to the left.
"I'm going to pass you yet Joey!" Something panged in Yami's heart as he watched his hikari play, that happy smile still on his face. A sudden rustling next to him brought him out of his thoughts and his eyes widened as he watched Marik pull goggles out of a backpack lying next to him. Bakura was busy strapping gloves onto his hands, flexing them once he had the gloves on.
"Hey Kura, do you have the laser watch?" Marik asked. Bakura pulled something resembling a wristwatch out of his pocket and tossed it to Bakura. Yami watched all of this in amazement as his two friends equipped themselves with all kinds of spy gadgets.
"Where in the hell did you two get all that stuff!" Yami suddenly yelled. Bakura grinned at him.
"Pharaoh, you simply can not go on a spy mission without spy gadgets." Marik said, tossing Bakura a pair of heat sensing goggles.
"You don't need those!" Yami snapped, grabbing them out of Bakura's hands. "You can see in the dark just fine!"
"But they make us look cool." Bakura protested, snatching them back.
"They make you look like morons!"
"We may be morons, but we are awesomely cool morons!" Marik said. Bakura whacked him over the head.
"You're the moron, moron!" Bakura snapped. Yami smacked them both and pointed down.
"Yugi's moving!" Sure enough, Yugi and Joey were now headed across the room, to the basketball shoots. Joey put something into the machine and some balls rolled down the right of the machine. Joey grabbed one and shot it, making the basket with a swish. Yugi clapped, applauding. Joey grabbed another ball and handed it to the smaller teen.
"Your turn Yugi." Joey said, giving him a tender smile. Yugi took the ball and stepped in front of the machine. He shot the ball and missed. Frowning, Yugi went to step back from the machine, but Joey stopped him, handing him another basketball. Yami frowned, not liking how close Joey had gotten to Yugi. Joey placed his hands over Yugi's hands and helped him shoot the ball. This time the ball went in the basket and Yugi cheered, whirling and giving the older boy a hug. Yami's fingers bit into the metal of the vent, making Bakura and Marik look nervous.
"Thanks Joey!" Yugi said, releasing him. Something else suddenly caught his attention and he tugged the older boy with him, pointing. "Let's go play that next!"
"Alright Yuge." Joey said, chuckling as he allowed himself to be pulled by the smaller boy. Yugi placed his hands against the glass of the prize machine, staring longingly at the Dark Magician plushie.
"I want one of those..." Joey smiled and put some quarters in the machine, trying his best to get the plushie, but the claw dropped it before he could reach the slot.
"Sorry Yuge. Let me try again." Joey told him. Joey tried at least three more times, but he could not get the plushie. He gave Yugi an apologetic look. "I'm sorry. I ran out of quarters." Yugi gave him a beaming smile.
"Thank you for trying." Yugi told him. "I'm getting hungry anyway. How about we go get something to eat?"
"Sounds good ta me." Yugi and Joey left the arcade then. Yami cursed.
"Let's get out of here." Yami said. Marik and Bakura nodded. Marik pointed his watch at the vent and a laser shot out, cutting around the vent. Yami's eyes widened as the vent began to wobble.
"Marik! What the hell are you doing!" Bakura and Yami shouted.
"I'm cutting us out of here. I'm not staring at anyone's ass again crawling through these stupid vents." Marik responded.
"Marik you idiot! Stop!" Yami cried before the vent gave way. The three vampires fell through the hole in the ceiling and landed on the racing games with a loud crash. The arcade became deathly silent as everyone's gazes fell to the now completely ruined racing games. Smoke billowed up from them as electricity crackled. Everyone began to form a circle around the area, staring down at the moaning and groaning boys who were busy struggling to rise to thier feet.
"Hey. Are you guys okay?" One little boy asked. Yami stared down at him, coughing a bit. His face, arms, and clothes were covered in something black.
"Yes, I'm fine." Yami told him, frowning in his attempt to brush the black whatever it was off of himself. Bakura and Marik rose shakily. Bakura turned to give Marik a death glare as he snatched the wristwatch from off his friend's wrist.
"No more laser watches for you!" Bakura growled. Yami turned to them.
"Come on! We have work to do!" Yami snapped, running out the door of the arcade. Bakura and Marik followed. Everyone else could only stand there, looking after them with stunned looks on thier faces. Slowly but surely, arcade activity resumed as everyone tried to forget the odd trio.
Yami finally caught sight of Yugi and Joey at a outdoor cafe. He grabbed Marik and Bakura and knelt in some bushes, watching. Yami's eyes widened and he began to watch the pair more intently. Joey seemed nervous all of a sudden and he kept checking his watch. Yugi didn't seem to notice, but if Joey kept this act up, it would only be a matter of time before the young boy did. A waiter came with some food then and deposited it next to the two teens. Yugi began to eat, but Joey kept fidgeting and only looked at his food. Yami growled in his throat. The boy radiated fear.
"Yami, what do you think he's so scared of?" Bakura asked. Yami shook his head.
"I don't know. But I don't like this one little bit." Yami replied.
"Joey, why aren't you eating?" Yugi suddenly asked, noticing the blonde hadn't touched a bite of his food. Joey ran a hand through his hair, looking for all the world like a kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Yugi stopped eating, noticing something just didn't feel right. He pushed his food away, no longer having an appetite. Joey sighed and looked Yugi in his eyes.
"Yuge, listen... I-"
"Why there you are Joey! I've been looking everywhere for you!" Yugi froze instantly, feeling something like a cold chill make its way up his spine. No... No, no way... It couldn't be... Beside Yami, Marik froze and took on a defensive posture, his lips curling back as a silent hiss left his throat. Bakura took note of this and stared intently at the intruding man.
"Uh... Hey Neko." Hearing Joey speak the name out loud made everything frighteningly real for Yugi. He slowly turned in his seat, paling as the man from his nightmares stared down at him, an oddly happy smile on his lips. Neko seemed surprised to see Yugi, but Yugi knew better then that. Yugi turned back to Joey, anger and betrayal burning in his bright amethyst eyes.
"You..." Yugi hissed in an oddly uncharacteristic way as he stared the blonde down. Yami took note of the sudden change in Yugi's attitude and posture. Whoever this newcomer was, it was clear that Yugi distested him.
"Yugi, please-!" Joey whimpered as Yugi shot to his feet.
"I'm leaving right now!" Yugi announced, going to walk away. He was stopped short however, when Neko reached out and grabbed his arm. Yugi instinctively lashed out with his other hand, aiming straight for Neko's face. Neko used his free hand to stop that hand and now he had Yugi at his mercy. Yami silently seethed from his place in the bushes. How dare that man touch his Yugi!
"Now Yugi... That's not very nice. I arranged for Joey to get you here so I could tell you how much I missed you." Neko said, his blue eyes staring intently into Yugi's violet. Yugi struggled, trying desperatly to get away.
"You're a liar! A big fat liar! Let me go damn you!" Yugi cried. Every muscle in Yami's body was coiled and ready to spring. He wanted so to help his lover, but he didn't know if that would be the right thing to do just yet.
"Yugi..." Yugi froze when he heard that tone in Neko's voice.
"Pharaoh, this doesn't look good." Bakura warned Yami. Yugi's eyes closed and he flinched.
"Neko! No! Don't hit me!" Yugi said. Yami's eyes widened. Neko! This man was Neko! That cinched it. Yami bolted from the bushes just as Neko released one of Yugi's arms and brought his hand down, fully intent on hitting Yugi. Neko's eyes widened as Yugi was suddenly wrenched from his arms. Joey's chair clattered to the ground as the blonde stood. Yami was standing three feet in front of Neko, his crimson eyes staring into Neko's blue, all the rage and hate he was feeling at the moment swirling inside them. Yugi stared up at Yami, wondering how he got there and thanking Ra that he was.
"Who are you?" Neko asked.
"My name doesn't concern you." Yami snapped with venom. Yugi moved so that he was beside Yami, clutching Yami's shirt tightly with one hand, the other around Yami's waist as he stared fearfully at Neko.
"I see." Neko said softly. "You're with Yugi."
"Someone you have no right to touch!" Yami snarled, his ruby eyes flashing.
"Oh, I have every right to touch what belongs to me. I was his first lover after all. I'm pretty sure that makes him mine." Neko challenged, crossing his arms over his chest and smiling wickedly at the former ruler.
"Are you asking to die?" Yami asked with such venom, that Yugi truely believed he might kill Neko.
"I'd like to see you try." Neko said with a cocky laugh. Bakura realized something was off about this man and bolted from his place in the bushed to Yami's side. Neko frowned when he saw the albino team up with Yami, standing menacingly beside him. "Oh, you have a friend. Well, now you might stand a chance, but I'd rather not chance it myself. See you around Yugi. And Joey, thanks so much for letting me see him again." With that, Neko turned and walked away. Once he was gone, Marik joined the other three. By then, Yami was so pissed that he whirled to Joey. Joey gulped, cursing himself for not running when he had the chance. Yami was on him in a flash, his hands wound in the blonde's shirt, slamming him down on the table. His and Yugi's drinks fell over, drenching Joey in soda.
"I'm warning you now." Yami began, his eyes flashing again. "If you ever approach Yugi again, if you ever hurt him again, if you ever try to let that man near him again, I swear before Ra and all the gods of Egypt that your death will be so painful and agonizing that you will beg and plead to me to end it a thousand times over. And even when I grant your request, the agony will not cease as your burn forever in hell!" Yami spat, baring his fangs at Joey. The blonde paled to a ghostly white and nodded. Yami released him and Joey ran away, knocking over a young woman in the process, ignoring her and her boyfriend's enraged shouts. Yami turned to Yugi, who was staring up at him wide eyed.
"Let's go home. Now." Yami snapped, beginning to walk away. Yugi followed him, not sure whether he should take his hand or not. Deciding to do so, he grabbed Yami's hand. Yami flinched, but he gripped Yugi's hand tightly and did not let him go all the way home. Malik and Ryou gave them odd looks when Yami stormed pass them with Yugi, heading up the stairs. Marik held up a hand as Malik opened his mouth to speak.
"Malik, love, don't ask. Please." Marik said. Bakura walked around and hugged Ryou to him.
"We need to give the Pharaoh and his light a little space right now." Bakura told them. Ryou and Malik exchanged a look, but no more questions were asked.
Upstairs, Yami kicked open thier bedroom door and released Yugi's hand. Yugi shut the door and walked over to the bed, sitting down on the edge. Yami was so angry that Yugi didn't know what to do. He bit his lip as Yami made a fist and slammed it into the wall. Plaster chipped and cracked, falling to the floor. Yami stared at the fist sized hole he had made in the wall. Yugi jumped at the sound, yelping a little. Yami turned to him and Yugi looked away. Yami walked over to him and gently gripped his chin, forcing the boy to look up at him. Yugi's eyes were now shiney with tears.
"Yugi... Did he hurt you?" Yami asked softly. Yugi shook his head.
"No. I'm fine, but... Why were you there? Not that I'm not grateful, but..." Yami sighed and released him, moving to sit on the bed beside him.
"I followed you. I know it was stupid, and I knew if you found out you'd think I didn't trust you, but... Damnit Yugi, I...!" Yami growled and flopped backwards, crossing one arm over his face. Yugi stared at him, trying to decide how to feel. Yami had followed him yes... But Marik and Bakura had been there too, so those two probably had said something stupid to him. And if they hadn't, Neko would have hit him. Yugi decided he felt thankful and happy that Yami had been there. He climbed up beside Yami, staring down at him.
"Yami. Thank you." Yugi said softly. Yami moved his arm to stare up at his hikari.
"You're not mad?"
"No. If the day had turned out better, maybe I would have, but I can't be angry with you for coming to my rescue. If you hadn't been there, I'd probably be coming home with a nice big bruise on my face." Yugi told him. Yami couldn't help but snarl, remembering seeing Neko almost harm his beloved.
"That was him, wasn't it? That was your rapist." Yami said. Yugi nodded, a few of his unshed tears making thier way down his face.
"I never thought I'd see him again. I thought he'd left town after what he'd done to me." Yugi said. Yami sat up and pulled Yugi into his lap.
"I swear to Ra Yugi, he will never touch you, hurt you, or even have the pleasure of speaking your name again so long as I live this life of the undead." Yami swore, leaning down and capturing Yugi's lips in a sweet kiss. Yugi melted into the kiss, grateful for this end to a rather crappy day. And he had hoped for a nice outing with his friend. Remembering what Joey had done made Yugi angry. What he wanted to know was why. Why had Joey agreed to help Neko meet him? Joey didn't know about the rape, but he knew that Yugi had hated Neko with a passion after they had "broken up." Yami placed Yugi on the bed on his back and deepened their kiss, teasing up and down Yugi's sides with his hand. Yugi's mind was pleasantly turned to mush and for now, all thoughts of Joey and Neko were erased from his mind.