Title: The Lost Eudoxia Author: Ash Knight Pairings: Yami/Yugi, Dark Magician/ Celtic Guardian Warnings: Lemon & Sap Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Characters but I did come up with their alternate names and I do own Eudoxia. Acknowledgements: I would like to thank Princess Vegena for her encouragement and friendship. Without her I would have never of begun to write yaoi, and therefore all these fics would not have been possible. Vegena I'll love you always . . . . Alternate names: Celtic Guardian - Yoshima, Dark Magician - Aubrey
The sun arose into the sky, shinning its rays onto the forest. Yugi awoke with a start as the sunlight shone into his eyes. For a moment he forgot everything that happened and only saw Yami's sweet sleeping face. Suddenly, he slowly planted a kiss on Yami's. Yami awoke at that moment and looked into Yugi's. He returned the kiss with one of his and held Yugi a little tighter. They were both still completely naked from the night before, and as the sun bathed them both in its light, their bodies looked like one single being. For a short time neither spoke, both of them enjoying there precious moment together before they would have continue their journey. When they new they could no longer stay they both dressed and continued to the village Yami had mentioned. They both walked hand in hand through the forest for about an hour, until they finally came to the edge of the forest. What Yugi saw was nothing short of amazement.

"Yami these are all . . ."

"Yes Yugi. They are as real here as you and I."

The village was filled with duel. All going about as normally as any person. Yugi was obviously mystified and was at a loss for the words to express his amazement.

"Who are we here to get?"

"Yoshima and Aubrey, of course you only know them as the Celtic Guardian and the Dark Magician," Yami responded.

"You mean they live hear in this village?"

"Yes, I told them they had to protect the shrine, and so they decided to live hear since it was close to the shrine. Come on, their house is this way," Yami said.

Yugi excitedly walked along side of Yami, almost jumping at the excitement of seeing the Dark Magician and the Celtic Guardian in real life. They continued to walk into the town seeing many more monsters on the way. It was still early when they reached a large, beautiful house at the other end of town. Yami pulled out a key from his pocket and opened the door. He called out their names but no one answered. Yami closed the door behind them while Yugi looked around trying to see if anyone else was there, but found no one.

"They must still be asleep. After all the sun came up only just a half hour ago. I'll go upstairs to wake them," Yami announced.

Yugi insisted on coming with Yami as he made his way up the stairs in front of them. When they reached the top Yami looked around and began to walk toward the far door, with Yugi right beside him. The door was opened quickly enough to reveal Yoshima and Aubrey asleep, in each others arms and undressed. Their faces were serene and happy. Yoshima's head was resting on Aubrey's chest, which rose and fell with his light breath. Yami coughed a bit to wake them up, and sure enough, the Guardian and Magician awoke to see both their pharaoh and Yugi before them. Yoshima blushed a bit, embarrassed to be seen in such an intimate moment. Before they had a chance to speak Yami began to speak:

"What I have feared most has come to past and I need you both, now more than ever!"

Without saying a word they both jumped out of bed, regardless of their (which made Yugi blush) nakedness and began to dress themselves. Their faces became so serious that it finally began to sink into Yugi's head about what they were facing. When Yoshima and Aubrey had put on their clothes and armor they made their way outside of the village to the foot of a mountain. Yugi looked confused around him. There was no path, no sign of any kind of route that would take them to the shrine. Where were they going?

"Guys, I can't see a road anywhere around here. Don't we have to get to the shrine of Eudoxia?" Yugi inquired. "Were taking a shortcut, we made it in case we needed to get their faster, but it's hidden so only Yoshima and I can find it, and since Bakura is ahead of us we need to catch up to him as quickly as possible," the Dark Magician replied in a kind voice.

Yugi nodded and smiled back at Aubrey. On there way to the foot of the mountain Yugi talked with the Dark Magician and the Celtic Guardian, and soon enough he felt as if he had truly known them for years. Suddenly, Yugi found himself right at the foot of the mountain, he was so busy learning more about Aubrey and Yoshima, that he barely noticed the time pass. Aubrey walked forward without saying a word and pressed his hand onto the rock that was the mountain before them. For a moment nothing happened, as if time was standing still, then the Dark Magician began to whisper something under his breath, his lips barely moving, then in a small flash of purple light a doorway appeared before them leading them through the mountain.

"The tunnel is long and will take a day to go through but we should be on the other side by nightfall. Hopefully we can stop Bakura before he opens the shrine," Yoshima declared.

And so off they went into the perils darkness, Yami and Yugi walking into the cavernous tunnel hand in hand as well as Aubrey and Yoshima. The tunnel seemed to go on forever, finally Yugi could go no longer and Yami took Yugi into his arms and carried him onward. Yugi snuggled up close to his lover placing his head right above Yami's heart. He had no memory of when he had fallen asleep but when he opened his eyes once more he was now outside. For a moment Yugi thought he was back at the waterfall with Yami enfolding him in his arms. He sat up slowly to see Yami lying before him, sound asleep. Yugi gave a sign of relief as he saw him there, laying down, asleep, in perfect tranquility. A sound of a twig breaking behind him made him turn around in surprise, only to see the Dark Magician arising from a small body of water, naked. Yugi blushed at the sight and Aubrey quickly realized Yugi was awake. He wrapped himself quickly in the large robes he was wearing before Yugi fell asleep in the tunnel and gestured for Yugi to come close. Yugi looked down at Yami's peaceful body and quickly stood up and walked over to Aubrey. The Dark Magician went to the fire and from it made a large pot sized cauldron appear. He took a large bowl next to the cauldron and ladled out some of its contents out to him.

"It's only soup," Aubrey declared, sensing Yugi's concern.

Yugi smiled and accepted bowl. The soup was amazing, as if a bunch of different flavors combined in his mouth to create new ones, and was still able to taste everything in the soup separately at the same time. After a few helpings Yugi noticed that the Celtic Guardian was no where in sight. Aubrey said that he went off to practice for tomorrow's battle but that he was still close by. Suddenly Yugi's attention was taken by the water behind the Dark Magician. It obviously wasn't a normal lake from the sight of it. It seemed to be emitting steam of some kind in a light blue color. When Yugi ask Aubrey about it, he said it was a hot spring with rather amazing abilities. It would rejuvenate energy of tired travelers do to the minerals underneath the spring and it emits a warm fragrance due to all of the many different flowers that grow around it. And sure enough all around them were countless flowers all of different kinds and colors mixing in a rainbow of colors.

"Yugi I'm going to get Yoshima, please stay here where it's safe with Yami. If you need me just call for me and I'll be here in a flash."

Yugi nodded and with that the Dark Magician took off along the bank of the hot spring and into he woods. For a few minutes he walked, letting his feet into the warm water. The trees and bushes around the water grew thicker as he walked along the bank, until he heard a strange sound. He walked towards it to find Yoshima, slicing up the shrubbery and trees in what seemed like an elegant sword dance. The Dark Magician only watched with out making his presences known. The Celtic Guardian finished his dance abruptly, in what seemed to be frustration, only to begin all over again. Aubrey walked forward out of the bushes, letting his lover look upon him. Aubrey could see the look of agitation in Yoshima's eyes, as well as the look worry. Without a word Aubrey walked forward and took Yoshima's sword out of his hands. Neither spoke as they looked at each other. Aubrey suddenly opened his robes letting them fall to the ground, revealing his nude body to his lover. Aubrey cupped Yoshima's face in his hands and planed a soft teasing kiss on Yoshima's lips. Then as he let go he began to back away into the water inviting his lover to do the same. The Celtic Guardian then took off his armor and then the rest of his clothes. He waded into the water towards Aubrey, reaching out with open arms. They began to hug and kiss each others bodies in the water, savoring each touch, and taste of each other. Aubrey then waded over to shallow water with Yoshima still in his embrace and sat the Celtic Guardian on his lap. The feeling of pleasure made Yoshima hold on tighter to Aubrey as he suddenly felt Aubrey move inside of him. Aubrey felt Yoshima's body quiver against his as he slowly entered and re-entered Yoshima and began to kiss and bite Yoshima in the color bone close to his neck, making Yoshima quiver even more. The steam from the spring enveloped them as they did so to each other, until it was impossible to see where one ended and the other began. Their mingling cries and moans made the birds above them in the tree gather around them in curiosity. They were both soaked completely by the water and neither of them showed any sign of exhaustion. The hours flew by like minutes until they had both reached their highest point of pleasure and their cry echoed throughout the forest. Both fell asleep exhausted, and still in the water.