The Way The Wind Blows
Chapter 14: Happy Ending?
"Yami, you're better than this!" Yugi said
"I loved you too much to deal with you leaving on my own." Yami said than fell off his barstool
"Come on, I'll take you home so you can sober up. I can't talk to you when you're like this."
Yugi stood and pulled Yami off the ground, it was the first time that Yami had noticed that Yugi was now only a couple inches shorter now.
"You've grown!" Yami slurred
"Well maybe the booze shrunk you." Yugi mumbled, "Where do you live?"
"Jobe St. That big apartment building."
"Let's go."
Yami leaned on the shorter man all the way to his apartment, up the elevator and to his door. Yugi laid him down on couch and went to make Yami coffee. After a few minuets Yugi reentered the living room and handed Yami a cup of steamy, hot coffee.
Yami drank it down and became sober.
"Are you leaving again?" Yami asked
"I don't know yet, it depends."
"On?"
"On if there's something here worth me staying for."
"Oh." Yami looked at the floor for a while
Silence took over the apartment, neither one knew what to say to the other.
"I love you." Yami said with tears rolling down his cheeks
"Yami…" Yugi couldn't find the words to tell the pharaoh how he felt all he could do was watch the taller man cry.
"I love you." Yami repeated
"Don't do this." Yugi begged
"I love you. Yugi!"
Yugi said nothing.
"Tell me, Yugi! I need to hear you say it!"
Yami pulled Yugi's head to his and let their breath linger between them before kissing Yugi passionately. Yugi pulled away after a moment.
"Yami, I can't do this. I'm sorry Yami, I really am, but I can't be with you, not after everything that's happened."
"Yugi, no! Aibou, please."
"I… I just can't. I hope you'll understand." Yugi left the apartment
It has to be this way. Yugi thought as he walked down the hall. I did the best thing for me and for him! We just can't be.