'Dame yo, Aibou!' [This isn't good!] Mou Hitori no Yuugi exclaimed.
"Eh? What's wrong?" Yuugi asked.
'It wouldn't be safe to sleep over here.'
"Naze?"[why?] Yuugi asked, eyes wide and hurt.
'Sennen ring no yami no jinkaku...' [The dark personality in the Millenium Ring...] Yami Yuugi near sighed.
"Demo... Bakura-kun no kochira ga ikitai...." [But... I want to stay near Bakura...]
The former Pharaoh gave a sigh. 'Aibou.... You don't sleep with the puzzle, and we don't know if Bakura sleeps with the ring or not. Either way, I can't protect you if something happens...'
"Demo..." Yuugi said again, looking like he was going to cry, "I could have him take it off..."
Mou Hitori no Yuugi gave another sigh. 'Aibou...' he said, tone softer. 'All right...' he said after a moment. 'Just promise me you'll be careful?'
"Arigaou, mou hitori no boku," Yuugi said, nodding.
"Yuugi-kun..? Daijoubu?" Bakura asked, looking at the boy with worried eyes.
"Eh," Yuugi said, nodding slightly. He snuggled against Bakura. "Ne, Bakura... when we go to bed... you'll take off the Sen-nen Ring, right?"
The boy hesitated, almost unconsciously fingering the cloth covering the Ring, then nodded.
"Arigatou, Bakura-kun," Yuugi said, clinging to him tightly.
Bakura smiled, giving him a brief squeeze.
Bakura covered his mouth to hide his laugh as Yuugi exited the bathroom. Even though he had given the smaller boy his pajamas from last year, they were still hopelessly oversized on the boy.
Yuugi smiled self deprecatingly. He held up his arms with the sleeves dripping off them. "Maybe I should skip the pajamas...." he said.
"Dame yo, Yuugi-kun! We'd never get to sleep!" Bakura protested with a smile.
Yuugi smiled slightly. "Are you sure you have that little self control?"
"Mou, Yuugi-kun!" Bakura protested with a laugh and a blush.
Yuugi stepped close. "Bakura-kun," he said softly, looking up at the taller boy.
"Nani?" the boy asked, smiling.
"Gomen.... I'm sorry I came over and bothered you...."
"Daijoubu, yo, Yuugi-kun," Bakura smiled. "You could never be a bother to me."
Yuugi melted, leaning against Bakura and crying silently again.
"Yuugi-kun?" The pale haired boy asked, voice worried.
"Ii yo, Bakura-kun. I-- am just happy to have you with me...."
Bakura smiled, hugging the smaller boy. "Arigatou,"
The pale haired boy stirred slightly in his sleep, tensing slightly as a pale gold light began to glow from his night-stand. Slowly it faded, brown eyes opening to look down at the sleeping figure before him. The boy gave a smirk and carefully disentangled himself from the embrace the boys had been in and sat up. Looking about slightly, his smirk grew, spotting the Sen-nen puzzle hanging from the bed post. Silently, the pale haired boy slid from the bed and walked over to the puzzle, eyes narrowing. Slowly he cupped his hands around the item, a golden glow growing from under his nightshirt.
Yuugi stirred in his sleep, flinching unhappily. "Bakura-kun," he murmured.
The pale haired boy froze, looking at the smaller boy. He gave a noise of irritation, the glow increasing slightly as he turned his attention back to the puzzle.
Yuugi tossed a few times, reaching out in search of Bakura. His hands closed on the other boy's sleeve after a moment and he subsided with a sigh.
The pale haired boy froze again, eyes wide. "Yuu--"
The golden glow intensified strongly, illuminating the room brightly as the boy tensed, eyes clenched shut and fists clenched.
Yuugi's eyes snapped open. "Bakura-kun!" he exclaimed, pulling away. He looked at the other boy, wide eyed a moment before seeing what he was holding. "Sen-nen Puzzle!"
The boy's eyes opened wide. "Yuu--gi--ku---" He tensed further, falling to his knees, sounding pained as the glow of the Sen-nen ring wavered.
Yuugi dashed forward, hugging Bakura tightly. "Bakura-kun, onegai...." [Bakura, please....]
"Yuu-- gi--- ku---n...." The boy gave a cry, the ring's glow glowing brightly as the Sen-nen puzzle began to glow as well. Slowly the ring's glow began to fade until it vanished.
Bakura went limp, breath heavy as the sen-nen puzzle went dormant as well.
Yuugi held him tightly. "Bakura-kun! Bakura-kun!"
The boy gave a tired smile. "Yuugi-kun..." he breathed the boy's name, curling up closely. "Gomen..."
"Iie," Yuugi said, burying his face in Bakura's shoulder. "Daijoubu. Zenbu wa ii..." [it's okay. Everything fine]
Bakura shifted slightly, moving to hug the boy as well, eyes closing. "I promised I wouldn't leave...." he murmured.
Yuugi's eyes teared again. "You didn't leave. You're still here... You're always with me...."
The pale haired boy smiled softly. "We should get back in bed before I fall asleep like this..." he said, moving to get to his feet. He paused, looking at the puzzle in his hands. "Yuugi-kun, anata no puzzle..." [Your puzzle...] He held it out to the boy.
Yuugi took the Puzzle. "Arigatou..." 'Mou hitori no boku? Daijoubu?'
'Un,' the spirit replied. 'He should be safe now.'
Putting the Puzzle down again, Yuugi hugged Bakura again. He tugged the other boy back to bed, curling next to him.
Bakura curled around Yuugi, near enveloping the smaller boy in his embrace. He paused, blinking slightly and pulled away a moment, pulling the sen-nen ring out from under his pajamas. He looked at it uncomprehendingly a moment before depositing it on the night-stand once more and curling up around Yuugi once more, snuggling against the boy almost as if he was a teddy bear.
Yuugi curled into the embrace, feeling comforted.
Yuugi woke slowly, enjoying being tangled up with Bakura. After a few moments he looked over at the clock and his eyes shot open. "Bakura-kun, wake up," he said, shaking the other boy. "We're going to be late."
The boy made a tired sound. "Five more minutes..." he mumbled.
"But we're going to be late!" Yuugi said urgently. "We've only got twenty minutes."
The boy wearily looked up at his clock. "Uso...." [No way...] he moaned, burring his face in his pillow again.
"Ne, Bakura-kun, genki ka?" [Bakura? Are you okay?]
"Nemui yo..."[I'm tired...] Bakura wearily pushed himself to sit up, rubbing his eyes.
"Heeee... You want to stay home?"
The boy shook his head, shifting to stand up. "I'll be fine," he gave a small tired smile before heading out of the room with a yawn.
Yuugi quickly pulled on his clothes from the previous day and then put on the Puzzle.
His other materialized in the room, looking at the door a moment before walking over to the table and examining the sen-nen ring closely.
"Ii desu ka?" [Everything fine?]
The taller Yuugi nodded. 'He's gone.'
"Eeeeeeeeeee? Uso!" [Now way!]
Mou Hitori no Yuugi gave a smile. 'Not forever, but for now, he's been beaten. And I have you to thank for that as well as Bakura-kun.'
"Bakura-kun?"
The spirit nodded. 'He was fighting his yami no jinkaku so he could keep his promise to you. He helped weaken him so that I could banish him from his mind.'
"Heeee," Yuugi said softly, smiling at the thought of Bakura.
Yami Yuugi smiled at his other half.
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To stupid kid 04: Alot of this story was written before I started posting, which is why the updates are coming so swiftly. :)
"Eh? What's wrong?" Yuugi asked.
'It wouldn't be safe to sleep over here.'
"Naze?"[why?] Yuugi asked, eyes wide and hurt.
'Sennen ring no yami no jinkaku...' [The dark personality in the Millenium Ring...] Yami Yuugi near sighed.
"Demo... Bakura-kun no kochira ga ikitai...." [But... I want to stay near Bakura...]
The former Pharaoh gave a sigh. 'Aibou.... You don't sleep with the puzzle, and we don't know if Bakura sleeps with the ring or not. Either way, I can't protect you if something happens...'
"Demo..." Yuugi said again, looking like he was going to cry, "I could have him take it off..."
Mou Hitori no Yuugi gave another sigh. 'Aibou...' he said, tone softer. 'All right...' he said after a moment. 'Just promise me you'll be careful?'
"Arigaou, mou hitori no boku," Yuugi said, nodding.
"Yuugi-kun..? Daijoubu?" Bakura asked, looking at the boy with worried eyes.
"Eh," Yuugi said, nodding slightly. He snuggled against Bakura. "Ne, Bakura... when we go to bed... you'll take off the Sen-nen Ring, right?"
The boy hesitated, almost unconsciously fingering the cloth covering the Ring, then nodded.
"Arigatou, Bakura-kun," Yuugi said, clinging to him tightly.
Bakura smiled, giving him a brief squeeze.
Bakura covered his mouth to hide his laugh as Yuugi exited the bathroom. Even though he had given the smaller boy his pajamas from last year, they were still hopelessly oversized on the boy.
Yuugi smiled self deprecatingly. He held up his arms with the sleeves dripping off them. "Maybe I should skip the pajamas...." he said.
"Dame yo, Yuugi-kun! We'd never get to sleep!" Bakura protested with a smile.
Yuugi smiled slightly. "Are you sure you have that little self control?"
"Mou, Yuugi-kun!" Bakura protested with a laugh and a blush.
Yuugi stepped close. "Bakura-kun," he said softly, looking up at the taller boy.
"Nani?" the boy asked, smiling.
"Gomen.... I'm sorry I came over and bothered you...."
"Daijoubu, yo, Yuugi-kun," Bakura smiled. "You could never be a bother to me."
Yuugi melted, leaning against Bakura and crying silently again.
"Yuugi-kun?" The pale haired boy asked, voice worried.
"Ii yo, Bakura-kun. I-- am just happy to have you with me...."
Bakura smiled, hugging the smaller boy. "Arigatou,"
The pale haired boy stirred slightly in his sleep, tensing slightly as a pale gold light began to glow from his night-stand. Slowly it faded, brown eyes opening to look down at the sleeping figure before him. The boy gave a smirk and carefully disentangled himself from the embrace the boys had been in and sat up. Looking about slightly, his smirk grew, spotting the Sen-nen puzzle hanging from the bed post. Silently, the pale haired boy slid from the bed and walked over to the puzzle, eyes narrowing. Slowly he cupped his hands around the item, a golden glow growing from under his nightshirt.
Yuugi stirred in his sleep, flinching unhappily. "Bakura-kun," he murmured.
The pale haired boy froze, looking at the smaller boy. He gave a noise of irritation, the glow increasing slightly as he turned his attention back to the puzzle.
Yuugi tossed a few times, reaching out in search of Bakura. His hands closed on the other boy's sleeve after a moment and he subsided with a sigh.
The pale haired boy froze again, eyes wide. "Yuu--"
The golden glow intensified strongly, illuminating the room brightly as the boy tensed, eyes clenched shut and fists clenched.
Yuugi's eyes snapped open. "Bakura-kun!" he exclaimed, pulling away. He looked at the other boy, wide eyed a moment before seeing what he was holding. "Sen-nen Puzzle!"
The boy's eyes opened wide. "Yuu--gi--ku---" He tensed further, falling to his knees, sounding pained as the glow of the Sen-nen ring wavered.
Yuugi dashed forward, hugging Bakura tightly. "Bakura-kun, onegai...." [Bakura, please....]
"Yuu-- gi--- ku---n...." The boy gave a cry, the ring's glow glowing brightly as the Sen-nen puzzle began to glow as well. Slowly the ring's glow began to fade until it vanished.
Bakura went limp, breath heavy as the sen-nen puzzle went dormant as well.
Yuugi held him tightly. "Bakura-kun! Bakura-kun!"
The boy gave a tired smile. "Yuugi-kun..." he breathed the boy's name, curling up closely. "Gomen..."
"Iie," Yuugi said, burying his face in Bakura's shoulder. "Daijoubu. Zenbu wa ii..." [it's okay. Everything fine]
Bakura shifted slightly, moving to hug the boy as well, eyes closing. "I promised I wouldn't leave...." he murmured.
Yuugi's eyes teared again. "You didn't leave. You're still here... You're always with me...."
The pale haired boy smiled softly. "We should get back in bed before I fall asleep like this..." he said, moving to get to his feet. He paused, looking at the puzzle in his hands. "Yuugi-kun, anata no puzzle..." [Your puzzle...] He held it out to the boy.
Yuugi took the Puzzle. "Arigatou..." 'Mou hitori no boku? Daijoubu?'
'Un,' the spirit replied. 'He should be safe now.'
Putting the Puzzle down again, Yuugi hugged Bakura again. He tugged the other boy back to bed, curling next to him.
Bakura curled around Yuugi, near enveloping the smaller boy in his embrace. He paused, blinking slightly and pulled away a moment, pulling the sen-nen ring out from under his pajamas. He looked at it uncomprehendingly a moment before depositing it on the night-stand once more and curling up around Yuugi once more, snuggling against the boy almost as if he was a teddy bear.
Yuugi curled into the embrace, feeling comforted.
Yuugi woke slowly, enjoying being tangled up with Bakura. After a few moments he looked over at the clock and his eyes shot open. "Bakura-kun, wake up," he said, shaking the other boy. "We're going to be late."
The boy made a tired sound. "Five more minutes..." he mumbled.
"But we're going to be late!" Yuugi said urgently. "We've only got twenty minutes."
The boy wearily looked up at his clock. "Uso...." [No way...] he moaned, burring his face in his pillow again.
"Ne, Bakura-kun, genki ka?" [Bakura? Are you okay?]
"Nemui yo..."[I'm tired...] Bakura wearily pushed himself to sit up, rubbing his eyes.
"Heeee... You want to stay home?"
The boy shook his head, shifting to stand up. "I'll be fine," he gave a small tired smile before heading out of the room with a yawn.
Yuugi quickly pulled on his clothes from the previous day and then put on the Puzzle.
His other materialized in the room, looking at the door a moment before walking over to the table and examining the sen-nen ring closely.
"Ii desu ka?" [Everything fine?]
The taller Yuugi nodded. 'He's gone.'
"Eeeeeeeeeee? Uso!" [Now way!]
Mou Hitori no Yuugi gave a smile. 'Not forever, but for now, he's been beaten. And I have you to thank for that as well as Bakura-kun.'
"Bakura-kun?"
The spirit nodded. 'He was fighting his yami no jinkaku so he could keep his promise to you. He helped weaken him so that I could banish him from his mind.'
"Heeee," Yuugi said softly, smiling at the thought of Bakura.
Yami Yuugi smiled at his other half.
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To stupid kid 04: Alot of this story was written before I started posting, which is why the updates are coming so swiftly. :)