Disclaimer: All Yu-Gi-Oh characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. Any made up characters belong to me. This fic has Yaoi; you have been warned.

AN: I like to thank everyone who helped me with this fic. You know who you are.

We'd Never Danced
by Yami-Yugi

Chapter 14

They soon came to the room where the exhibit is. Melissa smiled as Jen looked excitedly at the mummies and ancient artifacts. "You GOTTA see this!" Jen exclaimed. Before Yami knew it, he was being pulled away towards one of the displays. Melissa could only laugh. Yami just couldn't help but smile. Jen turned to him. "You like?" Jen asked with a smile. Yami nodded with a smile. "Had you ever seen these for yourself in the past?" Jen asked "Not behind glass like this?" He nodded and closed his eyes, thinking. Jen smiled.

"Would you like me to tell you about it?"

Jen smiled more. "If you don't mind." she said. As he told her about his past and how he came to be with Yugi, Melissa studied some of the other exhibits.

"Wow! That's so cool!" Jen said glomping him. Yami was surprised at first but then chuckled.

"What's so funny over there?" Melissa asked with a smile.

"He's a Pharaoh! We're friends with an actual, living breathing, Pharaoh!" Jen said excitedly.

Melissa laughed. "I know. That is pretty cool." Yami smiled. "You should come check out this mummy. She's a priestess that was very close to that Pharaoh over there," she said pointing next to where Jen and Yami were. "A lot of love went into this sarcophagus. That's a gold cartouche she was buried with too," she added pointing a small display case next to the mummy.

"Yeah, only Pharaoh's were supposed to wear them."

"Glad that doesn't apply to modern times," Melissa smiled playing/showing off her own.

"It's sad that she's been removed from her tomb," Yami said.

"Yeah," Jen agreed. Melissa nodded.

"It is. I mean, yes we get to learn about them, but they should be left alone in their tombs. In their proper resting place."

"How did you get your necklace, Meli?" Yami asked turning to Melissa.

"It was an eighteenth birthday present. I LOVE Egypt and the language is beautiful. It's eighteen karot gold. It's authentic too. The design was shipped over to Egypt and they crafted it over there, then they sent the finished charm here. I couldn't wait to get it."

"Any special reason why you chose to have your name on it?"

"Yes. My father named me."

"That and you went through three grain-of-rice necklaces," Jen laughed.

"Yeah, that too. They kept banging against things and breaking."

"Ready to go?" Jen asked. Yami nodded.

"Alright then, to the park," Melissa said as they left the museum.

- - -

At the park, they walked around looking at student sculpture and the nature around them. There were a lot of birds singing and other woodland creatures. Yami smiled a bit as he took in all the scenery. It seemed to calm him a little, making him forget about his right arm and his depression. "Want to go to the swings now?" Melissa asked.

"Yeah," Jen smiled. Yami was a little hesitant. He started to think of his arm again, or lack thereof. Both girls smiled and led him over anyway. Melissa got on the swings and started swinging happily.

"I'll push you okay?" Jen said with a genki smile.

"...Okay..." Jen smiled bigger as he got on and held tightly with his left arm. She helped hold him on as she slowly pushed him. He slowly went back and forth as she pushed. He smiled, letting go of his worries and trusting her. The three of them laughed, swinging together. A group of boys walked by and stared at the scene. One could tell they were bullies. They were known for messing with lower classmen a lot too.

"Look at them. They're like little kids."

"Yeah. So?"

"Who's the new guy with the spiky hair? I don't think I've seen him around before."

"Hmmm, he looks like that one kid."

"Yeah, that Mutou kid. They're from Japan."

"So? Lots of kids here are from there."

"True. WHAT? H-he's only got one arm..." one of them laughed.

"Y-yeah...he does."

"Let's go have a little fun."

"I don't know. That wouldn't be very nice."

"Yeah, that's what makes it fun."

"But..."

"Come on. Let's go mess with 'em." The other two shrugged and grew mischievous smirks on their faces. They walked over with attitude.

"Hey guys. Whatcha doin?"

"Leave us alone," Jen said trying to ignore them.

"Hey! We were just asking you a question." Melissa watched curiously, still swinging.

"We've never seen you around here before. What're you doing here at this fine university?" Yami didn't answer, he froze sensing a bad aura from them.

"Hey, it's not polite to not answer."

"And I said leave us alone," Jen said keeping her concentration on pushing Yami. Melissa started to slow down a little.

"Hey cutie," the leader of the guys said to her. She gave a look of disgust. "Go out with me."

"Uhhh, noo!" she said.

"Hmmm, I know how to change your mind. Boys!" Jen was pulled away harshly and the other guy pulled the swing to a stop and pushed Yami out of it.

"Ha ha ha ha!! One-armed freak!"

"Yeah! Don'tcha know you can't swing with one arm? Duh!" Melissa dug her feet into the ground and rushed off the swing. She slapped the leader HARD!

"What the HELL is your problem!!! We were fine until you came along!! Get out of here!!"

"Fine!" he said as the three boys left. She rushed over to Yami.

"I'm SOOO sorry. Are you alright?" she asked. Jen picked herself up off the ground and came over.

"That wasn't very nice," she said angrily. Yami was very very pissed on the ground. He cursed and growled as he tried to get up, tears of anger stinging his face. His knees and arm stung with scrapes and from hitting the ground so hard. He coughed and gasped for air as his still healing ribs burned.

"Pharaoh?" Melissa asked gently, bending down to help him.

"I CAN...GET UP...MYSELF...!!!" he yelled, tears streaming down his face. Jen grew more angry, cursing about the boys under her breath.

"Please, let me help."

"...WHY DOES...THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN...!!!!!"

"Calm down, it's alright. Let me help you."

"I DON'T WANT...your pity..." he said, losing it. Melissa bent down and helped him up. Yami latched onto her and sobbed into her shirt.

"Ssssshhhh, it's alright. You're going to be okay," Melissa said softly and gently as she hugged him back.

"Come on, let's get him back to Yugi's room. I have a travel first aid in my backpack. Damn Bakas!"

"Calm down, Jen. I don't like you when you're angry."

"I'm sorry, Meli. Let's go," she said grabbing their things as Melissa took Yami into her arms. He nuzzled into her shoulder, sobbing.

"Sssshhh, it's okay. You'll be alright. We'll take care of you."

"...Wh-why...me...? J-just because...why?"

"Because people are mean. That's why. You did nothing wrong okay?" Jen said smiling at him.

"It'll be alright, Pharaoh. Come on, let's go back to the dorm." He nodded weakly.

- - -

When they got back to the dorm, Melissa laid Yami down on Yugi's bed. Jen dug out her first aid and went into the bathroom to look for more things. Melissa hopped up onto the bed and sat next to Yami. She gently ran her hand through his hair and checked him over. He sobbed uncontrollably calling for Yugi using a word she didn't know. "Ssssshhh, it's okay Pharaoh. Meli's here," she soothed.

"Ai...Aibou..."

"What is that word he's using?" Jen asked as she set some supplies on the bed.

"I don't know but he keeps calling it over and over again."

"Hmmm, I think he's used it before. When Yugi was around."

"Yeah! He has. Are you calling for Yugi?" Yami nodded weakly.

"I-it...means...p-partner..."

"Oh. It must be a special pet name for him huh? Don't worry, we're here and we'll take care of you until he gets back. You'll be alright," she said still running her hand through his hair. Jen carefully looked him over and tended to his injuries. He whimpered as the antiseptic stung.

"I'm sorry. I'm making it better."

"It's going to be okay," Melissa soothed, smiling at him.

"Can you lift him up, Meli? I wanna check on his old injuries." She nodded and gently helped him into a sitting position. Jen carefully lifted up his shirt to check the rib brace and the bandages. She carefully redid the bandages and put the brace back on. "Why don't you lie down and take a nap, okay?"

"Yeah, rest will be good," Melissa said gently laying him back down. She lay down next to him and continued to comfort him. "Its okay, Pharaoh. You'll be alright. Oh! Hey, Jen, get Chirp out of my backpack."

"Okay. You think it'll help?"

"Yeah. He should. He makes ME feel better." Jen nodded and got a stuffed plushie sparrow out of Melissa's backpack. She handed it to her. She gently squeezed it with a smile. Yami looked curiously at the toy as it chirped. "It's my favorite bird plush. Whenever I'm upset or sad, I just hug him and he chirps his happy song for me," she explained with a smile. He curiously took it and squeezed it the best he could with his now injured hand. Chirp chirped his happy song again. Yami smiled and cried harder, hugging the bird against his face.

"Th-thank you..." he sobbed. Both girls smiled. Melissa gave him a hug.

"Get some rest okay? You'll feel better." He nodded weakly and buried himself in Melissa's arm that was around him. "Sssshh, it's okay," she said gently as she ran her hand through his hair again.

- - -

Yugi was impatiently watching the clock tick in his last class. He got this horrible sick feeling as bile rose in this throat. Yami... Oh no!!! "Pr-professor?"

"Yes, Yugi?"

"I-I...I don't feel so good..."

"You may be excused early Yugi." He nodded, gathered his things, and ran to the men's restroom. He emptied his stomach and washed up before running back to the dorms.

- - -

"Sssshhh, it's alright."

"Yami, oh kami!! I came as fast as I could!!" Yugi said bursting through the door.

"Ai-aibou...!!!" Yugi rushed over to the bed and kissed the Pharaoh's tears away.

"It's okay, I'm here now. What happened?"

"We were just fine, minding our own business when...when..." Jen started to get pissed again.

"Calm down, Jen. Easy. We were having fun at the park, swinging on the swings just fine. Well..."

"Three NO GOOD BOYS came and...and..."

"Jennifer!! Calm down!! Well...you can guess what happened."

"Oh Yami...I'm sorry. I thought we'd be done with that, coming here."

"Well...People in America are jerks too. I'm sorry Pharaoh. We WERE having fun." Yugi set his bag down and hugged Yami.

"It's alright. I'm here now, Yami-chan." Yami let Chirp fall to the bed and latched onto Yugi, pulling him on top of him. Melissa smiled solemnly.

"We're really sorry, Yugi. We should go, we've caused enough trouble. Besides, he needs YOU."

"No, you can stay. It's okay."

"I-it...w-wasn't...your fault..." Yami sniffled.

"And it wasn't yours either," Jen said, smiling at him. Melissa carefully got off the bed and let Yugi lay next to the Pharaoh. He slowly turned over and nuzzled into his light, crying it all out.

"SSSshhhhh, it's alright," Yugi spoke softly. Both girls watched solemnly from the couch.

"They didn't hurt you did they Jen?"

"No. I'm fine, not even a scratch."

"That's good."

"You want to get some sleep, Yami-chan?" He weakly nodded. "Okay. Go ahead and get some sleep." He nodded weakly again and closed his eyes, nuzzling into Yugi as close as he could. Yugi smiled and continued to rub his back until he knew he was asleep.

"So, what now?" Melissa whispered.

"I don't know," Yugi whispered back. "You guys can watch tv if you want."

"I'll go put a do not disturb sign on the door for Josh," Jen whispered.

"Good idea," Melissa agreed. Jen got up to do just that as Melissa turned the TV on, making sure the volume was really low. Jen soon returned and sat down to watch TV with Melissa. Yugi watched from the bed, occasionally looking at Yami to check on him.

- - -

An hour and a half later, Yami slowly stirred from his nap. "Ai-Aibou...?"

"Hey sleepy-head. You sleep good?" Yugi asked with a smile. Yami nodded groggily and nuzzled into Yugi. He smiled. "You feel like hanging out with the girls some more before supper?"

"Okay," he said groggily. Both girls smiled as he slowly got up from the bed. They decided to play Duel Monsters. Yami was happy to show off his new duel disk while the other's played by hand.

"Well, you beat me," Melissa said "Now it's just you and Jen, Pharaoh."

He smiled as Yugi and Melissa watched.

- - -

It was a very close match, but Yami beat Jen. "Wow! That's a cool deck. I was completely blown away."

"You didn't do too badly. It was very close."

"Yeah. That duel disk is awesome," Melissa said. Yami smirked for the first time in a long while.

"And I thought I'd never see THAT again," Yugi smiled. Yami's smirk broadened into a smile.

"-stomach growling- Well, I'm hungry. Let's go eat," Jen said.

"Yeah. Let's go."

"Hungry Pharaoh?" Melissa smiled. He nodded and so they headed out. They went to the school's cafeteria. After they got their food, Yami had some help with Yugi and the two girls, is when they sat down at a table to eat.

"So...how did it go with Dr. Joyce?" Yugi asked hesitantly.

"...It was...okay..."

"She's really nice. What did you talk about?" Melissa asked curiously.

"Meli!" Jen scolded.

"...Just things..."

"...Oh...okay," she replied realizing he didn't want to talk about it.

"L-let's change the subject," Yugi said with a smile. As they ate and chat, that's when Josh showed up. "There you guys are." he said.

"Huh? Oh, Josh. Sorry."

"It's okay. Mind if I join you guys?"

"It's okay with me," Melissa said. The others agree, though Yami had no clue what was being said.

What's going on?

/Josh just wanted to know if it was okay for him to join us./

Oh... Yugi smiled.

"So..." Jen started "What is Yami going to do tomorrow when we're all at class? His next appoiment with Dr. Joyce isn't until next week."

"Hmm, that's a good question," Melissa said.

"Is there a school club he could join or something?" Josh asked.

"Yeah! That'd be perfect!"

"But how can he understand anything? He only knows Japanese and Egyptian." said Jen.

"Yeah, that is good a point," Yugi sighed. Yami was confused again as they rambled in English. He somehow knew they were talking about him and it got him a bit upset.

"I think we're upsetting him." said Josh.

"Yeah. Maybe you should tell him what's going on," Melissa said. Yami still looked a bit confused.

/We're trying figure out what you can do during the day when you aren't meeting with Dr. Joyce./

...How about I just say in the room until you get back...?

/Because. I don't want you moping around. I didn't bring you here to keep moping./

...I'm not going to mope... I'll find something to do... He replied somewhat angrily.

/Are you sure?/

...Just because I want to stay in the room you automatically think I'm going to mope around! Excuse me for being a little upset! Don't jump to conclusions!

/I...I wasn't.../

I'm capable of doing other things besides being depressed. I don't need your pity nor I do I want it!! He jumped up from the chair and stomped off in a fit of rage. The others were surprised when he suddenly shot up from the table and left.

"What just happen?" Josh asked.

"Yeah, why dose Yami look so angry?" Jen asked worriedly.

"Was it something we did?" Melissa asked worried about him. Yugi just sat there, his Pharaoh's last words stinging his ears.

- - -

It wasn't until later when they arrived back to the dorm room, they had found Yami in Yugi's bed, who had cried himself to sleep. "Well...we'll uh...see you later," Melissa said sadly.

"...Yeah... Night." Jen said as the two girls headed to their room.

"...I really hope we didn't cause anything."

"...No. It...It was me... Goodnight Josh." He nodded and got into his bed. Yugi slowly climbed into his bed and cuddled against Yami. /Yami-chan? Yami-chan...I...Gomen Nasai.../

...No...I'm the one...t-that suppose to be...s-sorry... D-Dr. Joyce said...i-its not pity you were giving me...y-you were just worried about me... With that a wet crimson eye open a bit, looking at him.

Yugi smiled and nuzzled closer, nuzzling into him like old times. "Ashiteru..." he whispered. Yami just smiled weakly back, closing his eye, and going back to sleep. Yugi quickly followed, moaning happily in the warmth of his other.