Thank you all for your devotion and support! I still can't get over how much people like this fic! Anywaz, I'm finally on the last chapter! After this I wanted to write my own Fushigi Yugi fic, so I won't be working on another YuGiOh one for a while. The story I have planned is probably going to be fairly long, but since I'm such a lazy writer it might not be. I'd like to thank Rio Dax for putting me on their favorite authors list!

Disclaimer: I own no one in this fic,::sniff:: but as soon as it is possible, I get dibs on Bakura and Seto! RAWR! =^_^=

Chp.4- Confessions

Jou, Tristen, and Tea sat on the pavement, with their backs supporting each other, panting. They had been searching for the two for what seemed like hours and already it was getting dark. Where could they be?!

The warehouses around here always freaked Jou out because of their rusty, haunted appearance. The aura of the warehouses only increased as the sun began to set, creating malevolent shadows around the area. It just sent shivers down his spine knowing that his buddies were trapped in one of them. He let out a groan of thwart and exhaustion. There must be a million of them and when they were looking, it felt like double the approximation.

Jou's thought was interrupted by a purplish glow from the war corner of a warehouse at least twenty feet down. He and his companions, who had also caught sight of the brief spectacle, shot up from their resting place and headed towards it to investigate.

Out of a spiraling purple vortex from a warehouse wall, Yami emerged with Yugi hanging limply in his arms.

"Yami, Yugi! Are you guys okay?" Tea asked in a worried tone.

"We need to get to a hospital now!" Yami screamed.

Tristen quickly fetched his motorcycle. Tristen drove while Yugi was sandwiched between him and Yami. Jou and Tea were forced to walk, as there obviously wasn't enough room for all of them.

The scenery around Yami and Tristen was blurred as they sped towards the hospital. Yami could feel the wetness of Yugi's fresh blood staining his pants. "Ra, please live, Yugi," Yami thought.

The hospital was soon in view, a tall, whitewashed building with a red cross stamped above its doors. Tristen and Yami, with Yugi in his arms, burst through the doors. The nurse at the front desk took one look at the bloody boy and immediately went for doctors. In minutes they appeared with the nurse and a stretcher that they gently put Yugi on and rushed him to the emergency room.

All that Yami and Tristen could do was wait, so they sat in the waiting room. Tristen constantly wiped sweat from his forehead and hands while Yami bit his lip hard and twiddled his thumbs. Soon after, Tea and Jou appeared panting; they had run the entire way. After spotting the two Jou and Tea sat down beside them in the cheap, padded chairs.

"Is he gonna be okay?" Jou asked glancing at Yami.

"I'm not sure," Yami muttered staring down at his feet. His stomach felt like it was twisted in knots.

He soon heard footsteps approaching him. He soon shot up realizing it was one of the doctors who had carted Yugi away earlier.

"Exactly what happened to him?" the doctors asked before Yami could inquire if his koi was all right.

Yami stared at him somewhat uncomfortably. He couldn't exactly tell him that an evil spirit from the shadow realm beat Yugi.

"Thugs," Tristen answered promptly for Yami. Yami nodded in agreement.

"Is he going to be okay?" Yami asked.

The doctor scratched his head, "It's hard to say. The injuries all over his body were so deep and severe, he might not even live through the night."

Yami swallowed hard at the sound of the doctor's last words. "May I see him?" Yami asked a bit shakily. The doctor nodded his head sympathetically and signaled for Yami to follow him.

Yami entered the room slowly; his throat seemed to choke off all his air. The doctor's words repeatedly echoed through his mind, "He might not live through the night..." He stood there, watching his fallen angel struggling to breath. He felt so weak, like a paper crane withering in a pool on water. He collapsed into a chair beside Yugi. His sweet Yugi...his innocent Yugi had suffered on his account.

Yami reached out and stroked Yugi's cheek. The boy's face was deathly pale. He bit his lower lip in desperation to fight the tears back. It didn't help. It seconds his cheeks were lathered with tears. He let out multiple sobs, shoving air out of his clogged throat. He grabbed his koi, bringing him close to his chest, letting his tears trickle down onto Yugi's face. The heart monitor beeped slower and slower.

"Yugi...please don't leave me...I need you, a lot more than you might expect," Yugi sobbed looking at the expressionless figure. He choke on his own tears, his stomach tightened as he heard the heart monitor in the background continue to decrease its beeps.

"I LOVE YOU YUGICHAN!!! DON'T LEAVE ME!" Yami bawled as the monitor came to a continuing single beep.

"Don't leave me...don't leave me.......don't...leave," he whispered in his koi's ear and brought him so close their hair was mixed together. He cradled him in his arms, lightly kissing all over his tenchi's face.

The three duelists watched Yami from the emergency doorway as their hearts sank. Tears began to blur Jou's vision. Their little buddy was gone...

"Y-Yami? Where...am I?"

Yami froze in his mid-kiss on Yugi's cheek. Abruptly the other three duelists shot their heads up, their eyes glossy and red. The heart monitor began signaling a regular pulse.

"Yugi?" Yami said pulling away.

Yugi slowly opened his eyes. He limply hung in Yami's arms gazing up at him. "What happened? Why...are you crying, Yami...?"

Yami gave Yugi a warm smile, "I'm just glad you're safe." He began to rock Yugi gently in his arms.

"Jou, Tristen, Tea?" Yugi glanced behind Yami.

The three quickly straightened up, trying to cover any evidence of showing misery from before.

"We're really happy knowing your safe, Yugi," Tea beamed.

"Me too!" Yugi grinned.

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"Are you ready to go?" Yami asked Yugi as he walked into the room.

Yugi jumped a bit startled. "Don't do that Yami! I thought it was Marik!" Yugi laughed.

Yami cringed at the sound on the name. "I'm sorry that happened to you, you were forced to go through all that suffering on my account."

"Not to mention having to eat hospital food for an entire week!" Yugi said teasingly, sticking out his tongue in memory of the hospital's "Continental Breakfast."

Yami remained with a concerned look on his face.

"Yami don't worry, I'm fine! Lets forget about what happened," Yugi said slipping on his backpack. "Well what are we waiting for? Let's get out of here!"

"Don't forget your deck, Yugi." Yami reminded him as he went over to pick it up from the small table by the bed.

"Yami..."

"Hmm?" Yami hummed as he picked up the deck and reached over to hand it to Yugi.

"Did you really mean what you said a week ago, that...you loved me?" Yugi inquired gazing up at the spirit with his innocent purple orbs.

The cards in slipped out of Yami's hand. "You...heard?" Yami stood shocked like a deer in front of headlights. Yugi nodded.

Yami's mouth went dry as he discovered it was the moment he had been waiting for so long. "Yes..." he said a bit sheepishly.

"I'm glad, Yamichan," Yugi answered gently.

"Really?" Yami said blushing, he suddenly felt lightheaded. He called him Yamichan...

~WARNING! LIME!~

Yugi began to walk closer to him, his eyes twinkling. Yami could feel his heart pounding out of his chest as he leaned lower, anticipating what he had dreamed about for years. In a sudden burst of energy Yami enveloped Yugi in a tight embrace pushing his lips onto his sweet koi's.

His heart fluttered as he was consumed with passion and darted his tongue into Yugi's mouth. A soft moan escaped Yugi as his hands went roaming around Yami's back and into his pants. Yami broke the kiss and let out a loud groan of delight.

"You're supposed to be the innocent one!" Yami panted as Yugi caressed the soft flesh with his hands.

"Am I?" Yugi said sucking on Yami's neck, letting his hand roam to the front.

"Naughty tenshi," Yami hissed as he nibbled on Yugi's ear while unzipping his pants.

"What's taking you guys so long?" they heard Tea's voice from the hallway.

Abruptly Yugi's pulled his hands out and zipped up his fly. Yami gathered the scattered dueling cards and hoisted Yugi onto his back, giving him a piggyback ride. Yugi giggled with a boyish delight as he gripped on tighter.

"Nothing will ever keep us apart, nothing," Yami thought smiling as he walked out of the hospital, Yugi nuzzling his cheek.

"Faster, Yami!" Yugi cried happily.

Yami blushed. He's so cute...

The End!

Well that's it! I hope you all enjoyed it and please tell me what you think! This is Albino Lynxie saying, sayonara for now! =^_^=