*grins * a huge thank you to all who reviewed, i appreciate your reviews very much! and a very big, special thank you to those of you who have me/one of my fics on ur favs. list, and those who always review my stories! that really does mean alot to me, and i'm very glad my writing makes you guys happy! ^O^

malik: *sneering * how sweet

*thwaks malik * ^.^

malik: @.@

another huge thank you to all my lovely reviewers: sorceress moonblader, dalizzie, bazzies (cloud 1-3-5 ), goddess chloe, koishii no tenshi, hime no ichigo, i luv kai, twilight dreams, katya motou, musoka 14, and yami-yugi 3 you guys are the best! ^.^

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see! it's another long chappie! *beams proudly *

Yugi jerked wide awake, his little body twitching once then tensing, but he kept his eyes closed and his breathing even; he could feel the presence of another immortal being. Slowly opening his eyes, he gazed about him, then quickly sat up in the darkness. It was now dusk; the full moon of the vernal equinox was just coming out.

He felt a thrill of rushed anticipation rush down his spine, then looked at the closed window of Yami's room, where he was still curled, fast asleep. His gentle eyes narrowed in anger when he saw the gray gargoyle clinging to the side of the building, her sharp claws embedded in the stone as she peered through the window.

"He's mine; I laid claim to him three thousand years ago!" Yugi said, glaring up at the gargoyle, who swiveled her head all the way around to her back, and hissed at him, baring her fangs.

"Mine!" Yugi repeated, and she growled then lunged, her claws ready to rip his soft body apart. Yugi trembled in fear, scooting backwards until he was trapped, then, just as her outstretched claws and fangs came near, brought his hand up to his mouth and blew; faerie dust shot out of his hand and into her face, surrounding her.

The gargoyle coughed and gagged, swatting at the sparkles. She tried to swallow a few, but only managed to burn her throat. Yugi blew more on her, and she somersaulted in the air, her leathery wings flapping desperately for purchase and stability. But with the faerie magic all around her, blinding and gagging her, she tumbled to the ground below.

She growled, chasing her scaly tail in a circle, claws ripping apart the grass and bushes, knocking out a few bricks as she tore at her unseen enemy, the dust. She let out an angry, feral cry then took to the skies, attempting to outrun the dust still assailing her.

Yugi giggled and waved good-bye, his eyes shining with delight as if he'd just seen a circus show. He gasped, turning back around and his hands coming up to his cheeks in horror as his horrified eyes met with the now open window, and now wide-awake Yami, whose own ruby eyes were just as big and horrified as Yugi's.

Yami trembled, his mind blank with shock as he stared at the girl...no...boy, who left the tree and was now fluttering in mid air outside his window, with a pair of wings sticking out of his back no less! Yami's lips moved, but no sound came out and he kept trembling.

Yugi watched as those eyes, which had once gazed upon him so dotingly, widened with fear, and, as the boy took a step back, Yugi quickly flew the rest of the way over and gently blew some dust into the bigger boy's face. "I'm sorry, my love." He whispered sincerely as Yami's eyes suddenly slid closed and he fell to the floor, fast asleep.

Yugi sighed and cursed the thinking of the 'modern' mortals. They called spirits and beings such as him superstitious rot and nonsense, yet they freaked out much worse than their ancestors ever had.

Yugi sniffed, tears welling in his eyes as he sat back down in the tree, pulled his knees to his chest, buried his face in his knees, and wept. Back then.....back then, when Yami had first seen Yugi in the glen, he hadn't cried out in fear nor had he run away. He'd hidden, watching as Yugi played with the lilies in the lake; of course, Yugi knew he'd been there the entire time. When face to face, Yami had hesitantly reached out with lean, soft and trembling fingers to lightly brush Yugi's petal soft skin. In turn, Yugi had giggled and coyly fluttered away, leading Yami on a merry chase that had ended in a kiss between faerie prince and Celtic prince.

Yugi cried, hurt by Yami's fear. His looks hadn't changed in three thousand years, and it stung that Yami wasn't enraptured by his beauty. He sniffed and wiped at his eyes, and let out a small, bitter laugh. What a fool he was; he'd been expecting Yami to react the same as before, to fall instantly in love with him. But in this day.....in this age......Yami didn't even believe faeries existed.....

The little faerie sniffed again, wiped away his remaining tears, then glanced at the sleeping mortal; his lean, long body was still glowing faintly with Yugi's magic. There was still time for Yugi to bind his soul, and awaken the ancient Celtic blood lying so dormant within him. He pulled out a pale pink flute from thin air, held it to his lips, and began a soft love song, which he'd only played once before, and that was three thousand years ago as he was being spied on by a young Celt.

The song floated on the warm breeze, through the open window, and blanketed over Yami, drifting into his soul and his heart, awakening memories of another life time, and the first time he'd heard that song.

While the faerie played his flute, two students walked underneath the row of trees lining that side of the building. A boy put his hand on his companion's arm. "Stop; do you hear that?"

The girl rolled her eyes and started to walk on. "It's just the wind, stupid. Now, come on, we're gonna be late for the party, and we'll miss the keg." The boy hesitated, sure he could hear _something _ on the wind, but shrugged it off and followed the girl.

Tears trickled down Yugi's cheeks as he played the notes, unintentionally adding a sorrowful mood to the caressing air as the scene of Yami's reaction replayed itself over in his mind. He played, never running out of notes or lyrics in his heart, until he could feel his magic settle into Yami, could feel Yami's own magic awakening stronger than ever as the keys to the secret chambers in his heart were turned, and buried memories of the past flooded his slumbering mind.

Licking his full, soft lips after the flute disappeared, Yugi looked up at the moon; it was now night, and the full moon was just starting to shine extra bright to night. The equinox was about to begin shortly, and Yugi had much to prepare. The faerie's wings shimmered under the moonlight, flashing different colors depending upon their angle as he flew through the night.

tbc....

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*is pulling her hair * i'll try to be better with the updates, but ...meep...we all know how bad i am at that . 'sides, i've recently seen the last lord of the rings movie, and i'm in a total lotr addiction right now. 'tis an awesome movie, i absolutely love it, but i dun like the end.....and ..eh...*pokes yug * you WILL kiss all the reviewers this time

yug: *sticks his nose in the air * will NOT *he and oni start arguing *

malik: i will! i'll sleep with the reviewers!

*anime fall * -.- you would, too. hentai. you'd sleep with anything, so your offer doesn't count. i wont' let you insult my reviewers!

yam: *giggles coyly * i'll do it! i'll kiss the reviewers! two kisses even ^.~

*glomps yam * arigato! you're the greatest!