Chapter 15 Yugi

The bus driver was originally from some place called South Carolina, but had moved up north after high school. He'd been a janitor and a gardener and drove a cab occasionally. He had a wife, an ex-wife, two sons and a daughter that he never saw because she lived somewhere called West Virginia. Which wasn't the same as western Virginia.

"You ask a lot of questions, don't you?" the driver chuckled.

"I guess!" Yugi laughed. "But most people are so much more interesting than I am. I guess I just like making new friends. Right, Yami-kun?" Yami didn't answer; Yugi looked over to see his lover's lips moving and his hand gesturing. Not a good sign. "Yami!" He snapped, giving the man an abrupt shake. "Sweetheart? You still awake?"

The Egyptian sighed heavily, "Yes, love, everything hasn't melted in a flood of fire."

Yugi paused, then decided it was better not to ask what he meant. "I'm sorry, baby, am I talking too much again? If you want some quiet, Marik and Malik are still -"

"No, love, I'd rather be here with you." He snickered. "I wouldn't want to disturb their, ah, rest. What were you discussing?"

"Making friends."

"Ah! Yes." Yami looked past Yugi at the driver. "He is like this everywhere. Our plane was delayed in California yesterday, and by the time we took off, he'd made friends of almost half the passengers."

"The ones that didn't want to tape my mouth shut," Yugi added, with a laugh.

"But that's good!" The driver smiled. "You're good with people." The driver actually turned toward them - traffic wasn't moving anyway. "And, I guess, it's okay in Japan to be...how you are?" He suddenly turned back to the road. "I mean, you people are much more social, so that's a good thing."

Yugi frowned. "You don't like gay people. I'm sorry. I can be too open. I didn't mean to offend you."

"Oh, no! I wasn't saying..."

"You would not have brought it up, if it were not an issue." Yami observed.

"It's not an issue," the driver looked extremely embarrassed. "I just don't know any, uh, guys who, uh, are..."

"Gay," Yugi finished for him. "You don't know any gay guys and you have questions that you can't ask anyone. Okay. Ask me; I don't mind."

Author's End Note:

Standard reviews welcome. Even if you don't feel comfortable commenting, I would deeply appreciate a ":-)", ":-l", or ":-(". I feel a bit alone on this one. From the stage, the lights are blinding and you don't know if anyone is watching if the audience is silent. Let me know you're out there, please. Thank You. SJ