==============

Chapter Three

==============

-At Dinner-

Yugi was picking at his food. Solomon did not notice, and continued to eat. Yami, however, did take notice of his light. His eyes glazed slightly as he talk privately to his hikari.

//Aibou?// Yugi was startled to hear his yami's voice in his head. He tried to put on a happy tone. //Yes, Yami?//

Yami was worried about his hikari. He did not seem well lately, and had not been eating much. //What is wrong, my light? You did not tell me why you got home so late, and you have not been eating well.//

Yugi wondered what to tell him. The truth? … No. The truth might end their friendship, and Yugi could not handle that.

//I have been at the park, Yami.// He decided half the truth was okay.

Yami sighed inwardly. //Doing what, my hikari? And what does the park have to do with your eating problem?// Yami felt as if his koi was keeping something from him.

//…thinking.// came Yugi's hesitant reply.

//About what, aibou?//

//Yami…// was Yugi's reply before putting up the mental barrier. Yugi pushed his chair back, causing Solomon to look up. "I am tired. Goodnight, grandfather." Solomon looked worried, but did not say anything as Yugi went upstairs and shut his door.

Yami sighed. 'Koi, why must you do this to me - shut me out? Why can you not just tell me what is wrong?' It distressed Yami to see his light angry with him. 'What could possibly be so personal to my koi that he had to push me away? He has never kept anything from me before.'

//Yugi?// he said through their mind-link, but he knew Yugi could not hear him as he was blocked from his light's mind. He sighed, getting up from the table. He received a questioning look from Solomon, but did not say anything. Instead, he decided to take a walk.

(A/N: I forgot to mention earlier: Thanks for the reviews ^-^!! I am currently working on chapter five and getting chapter four ready for upload. Thanks again!)

~A-f-H