Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! [sorry, no idea for a good disclaimer at this point in time...]
A/N: Hmm...Yami offered his help to Seto in his time of need? I wonder what's going on with this...okay, I guess I don't. After all, I AM the one writing this story... ~Yami
/.../ - denotes telepathy between Yugi and Yami
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In the days that followed, Seto tried his best to absorb himself in his work, attempting to hide the sleepless nights he had been having and the ever-present pain of Mokuba's death. The staff noticed the dark circles under his eyes, but said nothing for fear of upsetting him.
Seto was going through some files in his office when his secretary called him, announcing that he had a visitor. Sighing impatiently, he told her to let him in, and went back to his work. Upon hearing the door open, he looked up, and his eyes widened in surprise.
"Yami," he whispered, truly amazed.
"I came to see how you were doing," the Game King stated. He approached Seto's desk, and said nothing more.
Seto soon recomposed himself, and answered. "I'm fine," he stated coldly, not wanting anyone, let alone Yami, know how he actually felt right now.
"Are you?" Yami's said, coming closer, now almost nose to nose with him. Seto actually felt intimidated by the Pharaoh's presence. Looking into deep violet eyes, Seto stopped to stare for a moment. He had never noticed how beautiful Yami's eyes were. There was a confidence and power that seemed to radiate from them.
Finally, he replied, "I said that I am fine." He watched as Yami withdrew his face and looked at him for a moment.
"Seto," Yami's voice was softer now, "you have to talk to someone. You can't keep this all inside, or day by day it will rip away at you." Seto could hear the concern in Yami's voice, but couldn't bring himself to say anything more. Yami left, and Seto breathed a sigh of relief.
"What is happening to me?" Seto thought, remembering the beautiful eyes that had just been in front of him. "Wait a minute. Beautiful? Where did that come from?" His emotions were beginning to confuse him. What was he thinking, saying that Yami's eyes were beautiful?
"Not just his eyes..." he thought. "What the...where's this coming from?" he wondered, mentally slapping himself. "I have to stop this...I don't have feelings for Yami!" Seto almost yelled. But now all he could see were images of the Pharaoh. So many times had he seen Yami, so many different situations. Finding out about these feelings for Yami...it was almost too much for him to handle. He put everything away, aware that he couldn't do any more work. Not tonight, anyway.
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As Yami walked out of the Kaiba Corp. building, his thoughts turned to what had just happened. He knew that Seto didn't want to open up to him, but he couldn't help feeling that he needed to help. Yami had seen the well-hidden pain behind Seto's cold blue eyes.
"Those eyes..." Yami thought, not realizing the turn his mind was taking. "Seto's eyes hide so many things that he doesn't want others to see..." He had been hoping to get Seto to talk to him, maybe letting out some of the pain that was still there from Mokuba's death. Sighing, Yami walked into the game shop. Yugi wasn't home yet, he had gone out with Ryou.
Yami smiled as he thought about the two. He could tell how much they loved one another, and he was happy because Yugi was happy. However, Yami had never admitted to Yugi that he felt lonely seeing the two of them. He was afraid that Yugi's happiness would be crushed, and he could not do that to his light.
Somehow, this brought his mind back to Seto, which surprised him a little. Why did it seem that Seto was all he could think about right now? Deep in thought, Yami didn't notice when Yugi walked through the door.
Suddenly, Yami was brought out of his thoughts as he heard Yugi's voice. "Are you okay?" Yugi asked, wondering what Yami was thinking about. Yami smiled at his light before replying. "Of course, aibou, just thinking."
"About Seto?" Yami jumped a little as he heard this. Yugi just grinned as Yami turned to stare at him.
"How did you...?" Yami started, before hearing Yugi giggle.
"We can sense each other's emotions, remember?" Yugi said, jumping to sit on the countertop, "and you've been thinking about Seto a lot anyway. What's going on between you two? You went and saw him today, right?"
Yami nodded. "Yes, I did, but he wouldn't tell me anything. He said he was doing fine, but I can tell that he's not. If he doesn't talk to someone about all of this, then there's a good chance that he will end up hurting himself because of it, and I don't want that to happen."
"How come?" Yugi asked. He could tell that Yami's feelings for Seto ran deep, but he was curious as to how deep.
"Because he's our friend," Yami replied.
"And...?" Yugi said, waiting for the whole explanation. Yami just stared at him.
"And what, aibou?" Yami said, not sure what answer his light was looking for.
"Yami, you know you care more about him than just as a friend," Yugi stated, waiting to see Yami's reaction to this statement. He wanted to see if Yami could see his own feelings for Seto.
Yami was silent. "Do I see him as more than a friend?" he questioned, almost afraid to look for the answer. As he sifted through his feelings, he realized that Yugi was right. In Seto he saw much more than a friend. He saw someone that he loved.
Yugi smiled as he saw realization cross Yami's face. "Glad to see you figured it out," he said, as he jumped off the counter. Walking over to Yami, he hugged him. "You know how you feel. Now you have to do something about it."
"When did you become such an expert in these matters?" Yami asked jokingly. Yugi blushed; he knew that Yami was referring to Ryou. Yami chuckled as Yugi's face turned red, hugging him back. "Thank you, aibou," he said, as he walked out the door. Yugi smiled again, and then went over to the phone, dialing Ryou's number.
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Ooh...I think people are starting to realize their feelings for each other! Chapter 4 has been started, and will hopefully be up soon! Now, go forth and review! ~Yami
A/N: Hmm...Yami offered his help to Seto in his time of need? I wonder what's going on with this...okay, I guess I don't. After all, I AM the one writing this story... ~Yami
/.../ - denotes telepathy between Yugi and Yami
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In the days that followed, Seto tried his best to absorb himself in his work, attempting to hide the sleepless nights he had been having and the ever-present pain of Mokuba's death. The staff noticed the dark circles under his eyes, but said nothing for fear of upsetting him.
Seto was going through some files in his office when his secretary called him, announcing that he had a visitor. Sighing impatiently, he told her to let him in, and went back to his work. Upon hearing the door open, he looked up, and his eyes widened in surprise.
"Yami," he whispered, truly amazed.
"I came to see how you were doing," the Game King stated. He approached Seto's desk, and said nothing more.
Seto soon recomposed himself, and answered. "I'm fine," he stated coldly, not wanting anyone, let alone Yami, know how he actually felt right now.
"Are you?" Yami's said, coming closer, now almost nose to nose with him. Seto actually felt intimidated by the Pharaoh's presence. Looking into deep violet eyes, Seto stopped to stare for a moment. He had never noticed how beautiful Yami's eyes were. There was a confidence and power that seemed to radiate from them.
Finally, he replied, "I said that I am fine." He watched as Yami withdrew his face and looked at him for a moment.
"Seto," Yami's voice was softer now, "you have to talk to someone. You can't keep this all inside, or day by day it will rip away at you." Seto could hear the concern in Yami's voice, but couldn't bring himself to say anything more. Yami left, and Seto breathed a sigh of relief.
"What is happening to me?" Seto thought, remembering the beautiful eyes that had just been in front of him. "Wait a minute. Beautiful? Where did that come from?" His emotions were beginning to confuse him. What was he thinking, saying that Yami's eyes were beautiful?
"Not just his eyes..." he thought. "What the...where's this coming from?" he wondered, mentally slapping himself. "I have to stop this...I don't have feelings for Yami!" Seto almost yelled. But now all he could see were images of the Pharaoh. So many times had he seen Yami, so many different situations. Finding out about these feelings for Yami...it was almost too much for him to handle. He put everything away, aware that he couldn't do any more work. Not tonight, anyway.
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As Yami walked out of the Kaiba Corp. building, his thoughts turned to what had just happened. He knew that Seto didn't want to open up to him, but he couldn't help feeling that he needed to help. Yami had seen the well-hidden pain behind Seto's cold blue eyes.
"Those eyes..." Yami thought, not realizing the turn his mind was taking. "Seto's eyes hide so many things that he doesn't want others to see..." He had been hoping to get Seto to talk to him, maybe letting out some of the pain that was still there from Mokuba's death. Sighing, Yami walked into the game shop. Yugi wasn't home yet, he had gone out with Ryou.
Yami smiled as he thought about the two. He could tell how much they loved one another, and he was happy because Yugi was happy. However, Yami had never admitted to Yugi that he felt lonely seeing the two of them. He was afraid that Yugi's happiness would be crushed, and he could not do that to his light.
Somehow, this brought his mind back to Seto, which surprised him a little. Why did it seem that Seto was all he could think about right now? Deep in thought, Yami didn't notice when Yugi walked through the door.
Suddenly, Yami was brought out of his thoughts as he heard Yugi's voice. "Are you okay?" Yugi asked, wondering what Yami was thinking about. Yami smiled at his light before replying. "Of course, aibou, just thinking."
"About Seto?" Yami jumped a little as he heard this. Yugi just grinned as Yami turned to stare at him.
"How did you...?" Yami started, before hearing Yugi giggle.
"We can sense each other's emotions, remember?" Yugi said, jumping to sit on the countertop, "and you've been thinking about Seto a lot anyway. What's going on between you two? You went and saw him today, right?"
Yami nodded. "Yes, I did, but he wouldn't tell me anything. He said he was doing fine, but I can tell that he's not. If he doesn't talk to someone about all of this, then there's a good chance that he will end up hurting himself because of it, and I don't want that to happen."
"How come?" Yugi asked. He could tell that Yami's feelings for Seto ran deep, but he was curious as to how deep.
"Because he's our friend," Yami replied.
"And...?" Yugi said, waiting for the whole explanation. Yami just stared at him.
"And what, aibou?" Yami said, not sure what answer his light was looking for.
"Yami, you know you care more about him than just as a friend," Yugi stated, waiting to see Yami's reaction to this statement. He wanted to see if Yami could see his own feelings for Seto.
Yami was silent. "Do I see him as more than a friend?" he questioned, almost afraid to look for the answer. As he sifted through his feelings, he realized that Yugi was right. In Seto he saw much more than a friend. He saw someone that he loved.
Yugi smiled as he saw realization cross Yami's face. "Glad to see you figured it out," he said, as he jumped off the counter. Walking over to Yami, he hugged him. "You know how you feel. Now you have to do something about it."
"When did you become such an expert in these matters?" Yami asked jokingly. Yugi blushed; he knew that Yami was referring to Ryou. Yami chuckled as Yugi's face turned red, hugging him back. "Thank you, aibou," he said, as he walked out the door. Yugi smiled again, and then went over to the phone, dialing Ryou's number.
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Ooh...I think people are starting to realize their feelings for each other! Chapter 4 has been started, and will hopefully be up soon! Now, go forth and review! ~Yami