OOC-ness throughout this WHOLE story!!!!
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OK people let's get this story started! First things first. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or -Here With Me- by Michelle Branch. PLEASE DON'T SUE! This is my first Yu-Gi-Oh fic and on top of that this is also my first Yaoi and songfic. A triple bonus! Don't flame me. Flames will be used to roast marshmallows!

I want to thank all the people who reviewed. I got one review asking me who the hell Ryou is, so I put in a key for that person. Obviously they don't read to many YGO fics. Also that same person asked me where Tea was. Here's my answer, I HATE TEA! SHE IS EVIL!! Ok....Sorry about that but I just hate her so much. Well, I won't doddle on anymore! Thanks for even looking at my story!

So sorry if this chapter doesn't get loaded on the 4th. I've been sick and I really can only sit up for about a half an hour at a time. My head feels like it's gonna explode! -_-

OK, here's a key.
"Speech"
-thoughts or flashbacks-
*~Lyrics~*
//Yami to Yugi//
/Yugi to Yami/

OK one more thing.
Ryou Bakura = Ryou
Yami Bakura = Bakura

On with the story!

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I Died A Little
Chapter 2
By: MidnightSky

*~I believe that I would cry a just little just to have you back
Here with me~*

Yami walked over to the couch and sat down, motioning for Yugi to sit beside him. He did and Yami began talking.
"You still think I hate you don't you? I could never hate you, not for any reason. When you left I felt empty and alone. I understand now how you felt when I blocked you from my end of the link."
"Yami, why did you put the walls there in the first place?"
Yami put his head into his hands. "I thought I was protecting you. I felt that you were becoming interested in someone and I didn't want to interfere."
"But, you know I would always include you in everything. I thought that maybe you figured my secret out and was disgusted with me."
"You can be sure, I didn't figure a thing out."
"Yami, how do you feel about this? I need to know."
"How do I feel? I feel like, if you left again I would be as good as dead. You once told me that you loved me, and now you've told me that once again. I haven't said anything until now. Yugi, I love you. I want you to be by my side forever. Don't go running away again. I couldn't handle it."

*~Here with me and I'm askin
And I'm wantin you to come back to me please~*

Yugi sat staring at Yami, letting the words sink into him before he threw his arms around Yami and began to sob. Yami ran his fingers through Yugi's hair trying to soothe him.
"Yugi, what's wrong? I thought you would be happy."
"I am Yami," came the muffled reply. "I'm crying because it's such a relief, knowing that you feel the same."
Yami smiled as he continued to run his fingers through the soft hair before him.
Yugi sat back to give Yami some room while he rubbed his eyes. Yami pulled Yugi into a hug and kissed the top of his head. "This is so much better than all these months I waited for you to come back."

*~I never will forget the look upon your face
How you turned away and left without a trace~*

The next few days passed by uneventful, save the fact that Yami and Yugi were always together and as close as possible. Grandpa could be seen trying to push the two out of the house to spend time together but Yami and Yugi told him to take a break and let them watch over the shop.

It was almost a week since Yugi returned and already he and Yami were sharing an inseparable link. They were currently at the mall with Ryou and Bakura, looking for a gift or two for Joey's birthday. He was having a party at his mother's house, so he could have his birthday with his sister near.
"So Yugi, have you been using your powers lately? Or was all the work I put in for nothing?"
"Using them? Are you kidding Bakura? He has been doing every thing with them. I don't even use mine that often. For example, he used his powers to wake me up this morning! Do you know how cold a bucket of water is in the morning?!"
Ryou laughed at Yami's pretend angry face at Yugi and Bakura. He couldn't hold his laughter in anymore after staring at the innocent look Yugi was giving him.
"Would a kiss be a good apology?"
Yami rolled his eyes and smiled as Yugi pulled him in for a kiss. It lasted a few moments before Bakura butted in.
"Hey, come up for air you two!"
Yami growled and got ready to pounce Ryou's Yami. Before he reached the other Yami's throat Yugi stopped him and pointed to a Red Eyes Black dragon picture frame in a store window.
"Joey would love that!"
It was a black metal with the Red Eyes Black dragon curving up the side and over the top of the frame. Yugi drug his friend and the two Yami's over and into the store. They bought it and left the mall, having all the gifts they needed for Joey.

Inside the car Yugi and Yami sat in the back while Ryou drove. They didn't trust Bakura since he drove the car into a tree the summer before. Yugi was cuddled up in the middle seat next to Yami. The trip home was about 2 hours because they had to go to a mall that carried Red Eyes Black dragon stuff. It was nearly night time and it was starting to rain. Not a heavy rain just a soft summer rain. Yami stared out the window, the car was silent because Yugi and Bakura had fallen asleep.
"I'm glad that Yugi came back. Aren't you Yami?"
"Yes, I believe I may be the happiest man alive."
"You really love him don't you?"
"Yes, I do Ryou. You know how I feel do you not?"
"I know what it feels like. Do you think that we were all meant to fall in love? I mean when the Millennium Items found their ways to us."
"I do. I don't think we could all just be friends with our other halves. It would almost be impossible."
"I've been wanting to show you something Yami," Ryou pulled something out of his back pocket as he steadied the wheel with his knee. He then handed a photo to Yami. "Yugi wanted Bakura to protect this for him while he was gone, but Bakura was afraid he might lose it so he gave it to me to protect."
It was a picture of Yami sitting on a park bench looking up at the sky. He looked peaceful as he stared at the many many stars.
"When did he take this?" Yami whispered to himself as he touched the picture of himself.
"He told Bakura that he took it after he ran away. He followed you to the park that night."
The car jumped slightly after hitting a bump in the road, causing Yugi to shift and roll over.
(He's got his head on Yami's lap and his legs curled up on the seat.)
"Hey we'll be at your guy's place in a few minutes. Wake Yugi."
Yami poked Yugi in the shoulder a few times as he softly called his name, telling him to wake up.
"Yami......5 more minutes," Yugi yawned as he rolled over once again.
"Yugi, 5 more minutes and we'll be in front of our house. Wake up!"
"OK." Yugi sat up and rubbed his eyes and blinked a few times.

They stopped in front of Yugi's house and got out. Yugi bent down so he was at the window's level.
"You guys want to come in for a while?"
"No, I better get this grumpy butt home."
"I'm not a grumpy butt." Bakura crossed his arms and stuck his nose in the air as Yugi stood up from the window. Ryou drove away as Yugi and Yami waved to the back of the car.
Yami came up behind Yugi and put his arms around his waist.
"So, what are we going to do tomorrow? I highly doubt you want to stay at home again."
"Hey, how about we take everyone and go to the new dance club?"
"Aren't we too young?"
"Nope, it's 16 and over. There's no alcohol are anything like that allowed."
"OK I guess."
"Yay!"
Yugi turned around and gave Yami a kiss as the rain started to pour from overhead.
"Ack! That's cold!"
Yugi pulled away from Yami just as thunder cracked above them.
"I think we should get inside Yugi, I'm getting a bit cold out here."
"OK."
The two young men stepped inside the house and went up to bed.
(NO NOT TO DO THAT! Ack, get your mind out of the gutter people!)

The next morning Yami was the first to wake up. He looked down at Yugi's face that was buried under his chin at the time and smiled.

*~But I understand that you did what you had to do
And I thank you~*

He got up from the bed with catlike grace and left the room to go downstairs. Grandpa was already up and sitting at the table reading the newspaper as he sipped on a cup of coffee. Yami went over and poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down across from Grandpa.
"Good Morning, Yami."
"Morning, Grandpa."
"Isn't Yugi up yet?"
"No, but I plan on waking him up the same way he woke me yesterday. I think he forgot I knew how to use the powers from our Puzzle as well." He smiled mischievously as Grandpa chuckled to himself.
"Don't make the water to cold Yami."
"To cold? It's gonna have ice cubes in it."
Grandpa laughed once again and shook his head.
Yami held up his hand as if he was holding something and whispered a small spell. A few seconds later a small bucket full of ice water sat where air was only seconds before. Happy with his creation Yami directed it up to Yugi's room and a few seconds later, tipped it.
"YAMI!!!!!!"
Grandpa laughed as Yugi came pounding down the stairs soaking wet and shivering. Yami bent over double, laughing at Yugi.
"Thanks for the wake up call, Yami, but don't you think it was a bit childish?"
"No, .........you...did the same ....thing," Yami managed to get through his laughter.
Yugi did something with his hands and was dry in a matter of seconds.
"I guess you had the right to do that."
"Yugi, are we still going to that club tonight?"
"Yeah, if you still want to go with everyone."
"I still do, but I don't have anything that would be all right for going to a club?"
"You can't be serious. You mean to tell me that the 'almighty leather loving Game King' doesn't have anything to wear to a club?"
"Well, I don't."
"Neither do I. Let's go shopping for some things."


The two got dressed and left the house around twenty minutes later. They had called Ryou, Joey and Tristen and asked them if they wanted to come with them so they could shop together for that night. They had agreed and were going to meet them at the downtown mall. Yugi and Yami walked down the sidewalk, hand in hand, searching for the street that would take them to the mall. They found it and in a few minutes were standing in front of the mall. They saw a glimpse of white hair before hearing their names being called by a group of four people. They ran over to their friends and went inside the mall.
"So Bakura, are you coming along or are you going to stay inside the Ring?"
"Stupid Pharaoh. I'm coming as well. I don't need people trying to take Ryou away."
"Possessive aren't we?"
"Very."
Joey, sensing danger from the two, decided to change the subject.
"Hey you guys, I hope you don't mind but I invited Seto along."
Tristen looked at him like he was crazy.
"ARE YOU NUTS!?"
"No, he called me to say he was able to come to my party and I asked him if he wanted to come along with us if he didn't have any thing else to do."
Yami stopped glaring at Bakura long enough to point out a good store.

They all walked inside the store Yami had pointed out and immediately began to search for things to wear to the club. Joey and Yugi had spilt into a group to search for clothing, while Yami helped Tristen and Ryou picked out things for Bakura and himself.
"Hey Yug, can I tell you something?"
"Sure Joey, we're best buds. We can tell each other every thing."
"OK. I wanted to tell somebody this but I didn't know who I could trust while you were gone."
"What is it?"
"I actually have two things to say. One I'm gay, and two I think I'm in love with Seto."
"WHAT!?"
"Ack! Do you hate me?"
"No! It's just so cool! I never had any idea that you could've felt that way about Seto. I just thought you were working hard to get his friendship."
"I was in a way. But you can't tell any one. Not even Yami. Promise?"
"I promise. In that case you have to dress to impress!"
"Huh?" That was all he could get out of his mouth before Yugi drug him over to a different aisle and began searching for an Earth shattering outfit for Joey and himself.

"Uh, Yug? Do you really think Seto will like this?" Joey stepped out of the dressing room and stood before Yugi, blushing. He was wearing a pair of loose fitting jeans and a red tank top that you could ALMOST see through.
"Turn around."
Joey did as he was told and spun around slowly.
"You need a belt. Stay here."
Yugi left and returned with a chain belt in his hands. He handed it to Joey who just warped it around his waist.
"Yup. I like it. Let's see what Yami thinks."
He called for Yami in his head and smirked when Yami told him to hold on, that he was busy trying to get Tristen out of the dressing room. Yami came walking up a few moments later with a very flustered Tristen.
"Yami! Don't tell me you gave him leather."
"I did. It obviously doesn't suit him so he went for jeans. Party pooper."
Tristen only blushed at the memory of how TIGHT those pants were.
"Yugi, how can Ryou, Bakura, Yami and you stand that stuff?"
"It's easy. Anyway, I wanted your opinion on Joey's outfit. Joey?"
"Right here Yug."
Joey stepped out from behind the rack of clothing he was behind and blushed.
"Well, Yami, Yug said he needed your opinion on it. How bad is it?"
"Not bad at all Joey. It looks good."
Joey smiled and went to change.
"So Yugi what did you get to wear?"
"Let me show you guys." He went into a dressing room and came out a few minutes later. He was wearing black leather flare pants, a sleeve less red shirt, around his wrist was a band of spikes and the same thing was around his neck.
"It's funny, how I picked out a very similar outfit Yugi."
Yami sta his other half up and down while he smiled in satisfaction.
"Like it Yami?"
//I love leather on you, Yugi.//
Tristen and Yami gave their approval and waited for him to change so they could go find Ryou and Bakura.
Both Joey and Yugi came out, holding their clothes and followed Yami and Tristen to go find Bakura and Ryou.

They found them over looking at the belts, holding their clothing in a set of bags. They had already paid for their things and Bakura was demanding that Ryou buy and wear a spiked belt.
"Ryou, come on! Please wear it for me!"
"But Bakura! I already have a belt! You wear it."
llBakura stopped arguing long enough to go pay for it. He returned a few minutes later and noticed that their friends were already done shopping and had went to go pay.

Everyone left the mall with their clothing and things they needed and promised to meet at Yugi's house at 8. Yami and Yugi rushed back home and started to get ready as it was already 6:45.
Grandpa could bearly get a 'hello' in before he saw two blurs of black, red and blond rush by him.

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End of Chapter 2! I think there was some fluff in it? What about you? What did Yami buy to wear? What is everyone else wearing? What fun will our group of friends have at this new club? And why is Seto acting so strange? Find out in Chapter 3!
Please review! Don't flame though, the flames will be used to start a fire and roast the marshmallows for smores!
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