Dangerous Innocence

Japanese = English

Anzu Mazaki = Tea Gardener

Honda Hiroto = Tristan Taylor

Jounouchi Katsuya = Joey Wheeler

Ryou Bakura = Bakura Ryou Yami Bakura = Bakura

Sugoroku Mutou = Solomon Moto(Grandpa)

//Yamis//

/Hikaris/

(Me)

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Yami stared at the ducks in the pond as he softly stroked Yugi's hair. Yugi had his head on Yami's lap; he had fallen asleep a while ago.

Yami lightly took Yugi's hand and looked at the watch then sighed. It was getting late and the sun was setting and Yugi had missed most of school. It was a beautiful sight to Yami, Yugi's sleeping face and the sun's rays on the side of it.

Yami slowly lifted Yugi up and began walking home with the sun to his back.

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"Yami?" Sugoroku looked confused to see Yami carrying Yugi.

"Shh," Yami said as he walked upstairs to put Yugi in his bed. Then he came back down to see Sugoroku close the shop.

"So, Yami, can you tell me what's going on? The school said Yugi missed most of his classes, and Jounouchi, Honda and Ryou came by asking if he was here," Sugoroku said, crossing his arms.

Yami looked down for a while then back up and he started explaining what had happened today.

"Hmm," Sugoroku said in deep thought. They had moved into the living room while Yami was explaining. Yami had his eyes closed and arms crossed, also in deep thought.

"I really don't know what to say," Sugoroku finally said.

"And I don't know what to do," Yami said sadly.

Sugoroku stared at Yami for a moment then smiled. "You love Yugi don't you."

Yami looked up with wide eyes of surprise but he slowly nodded then bowed his head down. He felt Sugoroku's hand on his shoulder but he didn't look up.

"It's okay Yami. Things will turn out fine."

Yami finally looked up, "You… don't mind? I mean that I love your grandson?"

Sugoroku smiled shaking hi head then left leaving Yami in the living room to think some more.

Yugi slowly woke up and he began to panic when he didn't see Yami in the room. He crawled out of the bed and left his room to look for Yami. He felt relieved when he saw Yami sitting on the couch with his eyes closed.

/Yami? /

Yami's eyes snapped open and he quickly turned to see Yugi. "Aibou, I'm sorry. Did I worry you?"

"A little," Yugi said, slowly making his way to the couch. Yami raised and eyebrow making Yugi look down. "Okay maybe a lot."

Yami smiled then patted his lap and Yugi blinked for a while then came over and sat on Yami's lap. "What are you worried about aibou? I can feel you all tense about something," Yami said holding Yugi close.

"I'm afraid," Yugi lay his head on Yami's shoulder, "of what the others think of me. After what I did to Dirk."

"I think he deserved it."

"Yami!" Yugi looked at Yami looking quite displeased.

Yami sighed, "It's true after what he said to you." Then he laughed at Yugi's pouting face. "You are to forgiving, aibou."

Yugi shrugged, "Maybe."

"Anyway, your friends would understand if you tell them. If the don't they aren't really true friends," Yami said, Yugi nodded then yawned. "Come on aibou let's go to bed," Yami smiled, carrying Yugi up the stairs.

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"Yami I don't think I should go to school today," Yugi said still lying on his bed.

Yami nodded, "All right, aibou. What do you want to do than?"

"I don't know."

"Yugi! Your friends are here!" Sugoroku yelled.

Yugi looked up at Yami nervously but Yami just gave him a small smile and patted his hand. "I'll go talk to them, okay." Yugi nodded as Yami left the room.

"Yami!" Jounouchi exclaimed when he saw Yami walking down the stairs. "Is Yugi okay?"

Yami looked at him then he looked at Ryou and Honda then at Anzu who was just sitting on the couch waiting impatiently and seemed quite irritated. He could see worry on his three friends faces while the girl seemed oblivious to everything.

"Well?" Ryou said his gently face worried.

Yami smiled, "He'll be okay as long as he has you guys as his friends but today he wanted to stay home."

Anzu stood up, "Than let's just go already and Yami can just pretend to be he runt."

Yami felt his blood boil and he can see the others' faces in surprise then turned into anger.

Anzu blinked unsure of what she said wrong. So, what if she insulted the little twerp, no one cared about him right? Right? He's only a weakling. Ha! Only if she knew what Yugi could do to her if she pushed him, too, far.

Yugi was actually sitting by the stairs where no one could see him. His irises in his eyes were pink. His childhood friend didn't care! They've been friends since he could remember and she didn't care! Yugi didn't know what to think. And he could feel Yami's anger flow strongly through their link. Yugi was angry with his, so-called friend while also touched to feel Yami wanting to defend him.

Yugi clutched the floor, breaking the wood. He didn't care at the moment that he was breaking the floor. He needed to relieve his anger and it was better on the floor than a human being.

"Get out!" He heard Yami yell and his sensitive hearing could hear Anzu whimper.

"But Yami!"

"Just get out! Before I kill you for insulting my aibou!"

Yugi's eyes widen. He didn't know Yami would do something, so harsh to just defend him. He was glad to have Yami with him. Only if he could tell Yami that he loved him…

Yugi heard Anzu run out of the room and slam the door then he heard Yami fall onto the couch, sighing.

"Man, Yami are you really going to resort to killing?" Honda asked.

Yami laid a hand on his forehead feeling a headache coming. "I don't care as long as my aibou isn't hurt."

"Hmph." They all turned to see Bakura appear next to Ryou. "Of course you don't care pharaoh. The only thing us yamis care about is our hikaris. They're half of our souls for Ra's sakes!"

Yami blankly stared at Bakura then nodded his head in understanding. A yami needs their hikari to stay sane and a hikari would die out in the real world without their yami. But in Yugi's case he didn't really need Yami he could take care of himself, he didn't need him…

"No!" They all looked up to see Yugi at the top of the stairs with tears welling up in his eyes.

Yami's eyes were wide. He didn't know that their link was, so open that Yugi heard part of that thought.

"No," Yugi said more quietly, walking down the stairs. The others backed away a bit to give Yami and Yugi some room. Yugi stared at Yami, his eyes shining then he suddenly embraced Yami. Yami was surprised at the sudden embrace and the soft words.

"I'll always need you Yami, no matter how strong I am," Yugi whispered into Yami's ear making him shiver at the soft breathing. "I need you no matter what. I don't know what I'd do without you."

Yami had a few tears in his eyes as he returned the embrace. His aibou needed him and he was happy because he also needed his aibou. It was the closet 'I love you' Yami heard and he knew that he will someday tell Yugi that.

Yugi finally let go and looked at the others. He felt fear well up in his heart but it diminished when he saw them smiling, well Bakura was gagging at the scene but he didn't care.

"Yugi, we're your friends," Ryou said and nudged Bakura who gave a 'yeah, whatever.'

"Yeah, we were kind of freaked about what happened yesterday but it doesn't matter," Honda said.

"Yeah Yugi! We'll always be there you've helped me a lot like with my dueling skills and Shizuka's operations," Jounouchi grinned.

"Guys," Yugi smiled and still had some tears in his eyes.

"I told you they would understand, aibou," Yami smiled. He loved it when he could feel Yugi's happiness through their link.

"Group hug!"

They all stared at Ryou strangely and he shrugged then gave a stern look. They all grumbled while Yugi laughed.

They slowly came together and hugged one another at once but they were all surprised to feel their feet off the ground.

"Yugi?" Jounouchi said with a sweat drop.

Yugi blinked then gently put them down. He began blushing really hard looking down at the floor. If it was possible he blushed even harder when they all started to laugh. Then he smiled even through his face was bright red. He had his yami and his friends and he was happy.

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A man was looking through the computer's profiles on subjects that were experimented on in the building. His eyes widen when he came across a profile of a violet-eyed youth and licked his lips. This child was beautiful and amazingly strong from what the description of what he was experimented for said.

"Anderson," the man said.

"Sir?" Anderson said.

"I want him."

"But sir, he lives in a populated city."

The man turned to Anderson, "You don't understand. I want him!"

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Yami: *glares*

K: What?!

Yami: Some guy wants my aibou! *Grabs Yugi and holds him tightly*

K: *blinks*

Yugi: ^^;;

Yami: He's mine…

K: Uh, yeah, of course.

Yami: Hmph!

Yugi: Huggy! *Reaches over to Klonoa*

K: Oo; um… *runs away*

Yugi: ?__?

Yami: I think she's paranoid about the group hug in the story.

Yugi: Oh… R&R.