A/n: Eesh, strange chapter, poorly written. All of the chapters before these revisions sucked. O_o At least I know that I've improved…Now if only I could get a break from school and actually have time to _work_ on these things…

Pairings: Yaoi. Yuri. Bakura + Yami, Seto/Jou, Malik/Ryou, Mai + Anzu, implied Yami/Yuugi

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

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"Yami? Yami, wake up!" Ryou gently shook Bakura. He stirred slightly and slowly opened his almond eyes. He blinked at his light.

"Aibou?" Ryou nodded. "…hi." Ryou rolled his eyes and started up the stairs. Without even turning around to look at his darker half, he spoke.

"Oh, we'll be going to a party at Yuugi's house tomorrow. Just to let you know."

Bakura's eyes widened. "Why?" Ryou didn't reply, but stopped walking. "Do I have to, Hikari?" he whined. Ryou continued walking on the staircase. "Aibou, I don't want to go!" Ryou turned around midstep. His soft eyes met Bakura's.

"Yami will be there…" he whispered and walked into his room, closing the door. Bakura stared blankly at step where the pale haired light had been standing.

"How…how did he know?" he whispered.

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Ryou grabbed the blue phone on his desk and quickly dialed Yuugi's phone number. "He's coming." Ryou said bluntly.

"Great! Yami said he'd come. Or, he didn't really say he'd come. He just kind of grumbled something. I think he was in a bad mood. Anyway, he's coming." The shorter boy's voice replied. Ryou nodded, even though Yuugi couldn't see it.

"What about the party supplies and food and…other stuff?" Ryou asked.

"Oh, that. It's already taken care of. We have some old party stuff that I was going to use for my birthday party last year. I'll need you and Malik to help prepare food, set up the stuff, things like that. And I already asked Mai about the music."

"Okay, good. I'll meet you tomorrow at ten to prepare?" Ryou said.

"Sure. See you then."

"Ja ne [Later!]."

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(( The next day… ))

The bell that signaled the entrance of someone in the Kame Game Corner rang. Yuugi rushed to the counter just in time to see Ryou and Malik walk in. He grinned at them.

"Thanks for coming, you two." He said gratefully. The couple smiled and followed their fellow hikari into the kitchen.

"So…umm…let's start with the food, shall we?" Malik proposed. Yuugi nodded.

"Great idea. We already have all kinds of stuff and lots of it, because of Jounouchi. Every time he comes, he always eats all our food, so now Jii-chan [Grandfather] and I actually by food for him and leave it here for him to eat when he comes over." Yuugi told them, grabbing two bottles of soda from the pantry.

Ryou raised an eyebrow and Malik just shook his head, an amused look on his face.

"So, we'll just order pizzas for lunch, right?" Ryou asked. Yuugi nodded.

"Yeah. But it'll be quite a few, since Jounouchi-kun can eat…well…a lot. Plus, it's for fifteen people anyway."

"I'll call the store," Malik offered. Yuugi's smile widened.

"Thanks, Malik-kun." Malik blinked at the title, then took the phone and a coupon sheet from the refrigerator and left for a quieter place. Yuugi turned to Ryou.

"Can you set up the decorations? They're in a box in the living room." he said. Ryou shrugged and went into the living room. Yuugi took out the cups and plates and started setting up the refreshment table.

He set the cups and soda at one end of the table and placed the plates at the other end. Between them sat plates of cookies, crackers, chips, vegetables and dip, candy, and all an assortment of fruits. Yuugi was right when he said that they bought extra food for Jounouchi.

Yuugi looked at all the colorful wrappers on the floor and giggled softly. Then he started to throw them all into a large black garbage bag.

Ryou was adorning the living room with gold streamers and throwing white, silver, and gold confetti all over the place. He grinned at his so-called artwork. The living room had been cleared and the couches and tables were all pushed to the side, but you could still sit. A colorful spinning light that shone out in different colors was currently on top of the TV, turned off.

Stereos that Mai had offered were next to the television. A stack of CDs was on top of one of the speakers. Gold and white balloons that he had blown floated around the ceiling.

A banner that had previously said "Happy Birthday!" was now flipped around and read in green ink: Ryou, Malik, and Yuugi's Party! Well, actually, it only read: Ryou, Malik, and Yuugi's Par because he had written his letters too big and had run out of space.

Oh well. There was nothing he could do about it. He adjusted a streamer and ran into the kitchen, wanting to show Yuugi his masterpiece.

Yuugi had just finished placing a plate of chocolate covered strawberries in the refrigerator when Ryou walked in.

"Hey, Ryou! Are you done?" Yuugi asked cheerfully. The idea of having a party had really cheered him up and had helped greatly take his mind off of his dark side. Ryou nodded, just as happy.

"Where's Malik?" Yuugi wondered. The blonde had been gone for a while. Pizza didn't take that long to order, did it? Ryou shrugged. At that moment, Malik walked into the kitchen, grinning. Ryou hugged him.

"Where've you been?" he asked. Malik looked at him curiously.

"Ordering pizza. Like I said I would." He replied casually, looking a little confused as to why he was being questioned. Ryou raised an eyebrow.

"It takes that long to order pizza?" Malik fidgeted nervously.

"Uh…I got in a fight with the guy on the other line. He just wouldn't give me extra cheese!" he admitted. Ryou just rolled his eyes at his boyfriend. Yuugi interrupted their 'moment'.

"Hey, we need a cake. All parties have cake, don't they?" he asked. Malik shrugged.

"Whatever you say. I'll just tell Yami and Isis to get one on the way over. No problem." He said. Yuugi and Ryou looked each other, then at him.

"Would Mariku really do that for us?" Yuugi asked. Malik just shrugged again.

"Well, not for you guys, but for me, yeah. Anyway, if he won't, Isis will make him." He then proceeded to dial the number to his house.

***

Yami frowned. He looked at his alarm clock on his beside table. He was in his room and on his bed. He had been given a room when Yuugi had 'showed' him to Sugoroku, but he barely slept in it.

Until now.

He preferred to sleep in his hikari's bed with Yuugi. Or he had preferred to. Now…he wasn't so sure. After they had broken up, Yami had moved to his room, which was basically empty. I mean, what do you expect a former pharaoh to have in his room in the twenty-first century?

Well, there was a really kawaii picture of Yuugi hugging him that was framed and on the bare wooden desk. He took the photo into his hands and gently traced the outline of his lighter half, the corners of his mouth forming into a small smile.

He missed his aibou, but had barely even looked at him ever since that…that night. Last night, Yuugi had told him that there was going to be a party today. But even then, Yuugi hadn't looked him in the eye.

It saddened the Pharaoh that his own partner wouldn't even look at him. He never thought about how depressed Yuugi must have been. How hurt he must have been…

All he could think of was the empty feeling in him. He longed to see the little one's beautiful eyes look back at him and tell him that he loved him.

But he shook his head sadly, eyes watering again. The pain will never go away. Yami thought bitterly. I'll never fall in love again. The pain. It just hurts too much. I'm not going to risk it all happening again. From now on, never will I love anyone.

While the Spirit of the Ring had vowed to never fall for Yami again, the Pharaoh had sworn to never fall in love. With anyone…again.

Little did either of the two Egyptian spirits know that these promises would collide…and Fate would intervene. Nothing would ever be the same again.

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A/n: I still think that they're too short.

Review, onegai.