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Camii: Yay! Chappie 5!!!!!

Yami: now who's on a sugar rush? *points at Camii*

Camii: *fumes* did you forget? *hits Yami with Sennen Rod*

Yami: *cowers* no…sorry!!!!

Camii: now on with the story, oh I almost forget to say that I---

Yami: don't own anything

Camii: don't interupt your master

Yami: your not my master

Camii: *ignores Yami* on with the story……..

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Chapter Five

Do You Love Me?

Yami stared into Yugi's eyes, which remained the same for hours on end. He wondered what could have been going on it that boys head. Yami would talk to Yugi, awaiting for an answer yet one would never come, and if by any chance it had come, it would come out bitterly or without emotion. After thinking about Yugi for hours Yami sought help. Ryou. He felt stupid that he hadn't thought of it before. Yami promised that he would be back soon, but Yugi didn't respond. He left and walked down the street. It was a cloudy unpleasant day in Domino, much fitting to Yami's mood. The sky darkened slightly as Yami walked onto Ryou's block. Yami had remembered it, once in awhile, Yugi would come over to Ryou's house. Yami took the Sennen Ring off of Yugi's bed and took it with him, if Ryou would ask, he had come to return the Ring. Yami suspected that Ryou knew about Yugi's history of abuse by his yami. Minutes before leaving, Yami had found a note from Ryou professing his love to Yugi. Yami unfolded the paper and began reading it once more before reaching Ryou's house

"…..Yugi….my hearts says yes but others say no..is it wrong to love another of my kind? I must admit to my love….and I hope that you love me.. Bakura-kun has come and professed to me….but he is mistaken, I will never love dark as long as I live and I promise this to you, I only love you, my light…""I say this to you so you may know for I fear that the days will pass and my secret will become more hidden and will continue to eat me up inside, I can not deny what I feel..what I feel is real..I hope you feel the way I do…..but you say no..this hurts me beyond words..have you had a change of heart…little Yugi…have you fallen for the one who resides in the Sennen Puzzle…?…this saddens me..one of your purity should only love another of your kind…..""but my love goes on…….and I continue to dream….you know that my love will go on…."

Yami looked down at the paper..it was wet with his tears, the rain added to it. Yami didn't want to confront Ryou, but his heart was already broken enough. Yami nodded his head and turned away from Ryou's house, deciding it was best that he go back to Yugi.

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I look around and look at my hands. They are wet with blood, my blood. My hands search my body for cuts and they have found them. Two on my neck, both stinging my body with pain and then some. A couple on my arms and my wrists have scars, I remember being in shackles but this is a distant memory. I remember a white-haired fool cackling at me and hitting me, repeatedly. His name seems alien to me now, for only one thing is on my mind-Yami. I looked down to the Millennium Puzzle, it too stained with blood. I smothered it with my fingers but this only led to more blood being spread across the golden surface of the Sennen Puzzle, which I had now become fed up with and I wiped it off with a shirt tail.

I looked up from the Puzzle as the one I love made his way onto the bed and looked into my face carefully. He reached out but his hands lingered, and I grew disappointed. But, I knew that when he'd touch my skin, it would hurt me. He moved in front of me and reached out his hands.

"I don't want to hurt you Yugi" he said softly

"but you have" I replied

"how? tell me what have I done. My only mistake was not telling you that I love you and for that I plead for your forgiveness"

"you left me Yami" I replied, still staring blankly "but…"

My hands trembled as they reached up for Yami's face. Yami's hands grasped mine as he helped me touch his face.

"but what?" Yami asked fragilely, he backed away.

"but your just a memory…" I stopped to keep Yami from revolting, "once I'll touch your soft skin you'll disappear and you'll leave me here alone"

"now, I must go" I said, slowly rising from his bed

"Yugi, please wait" Yami pleaded but Yugi walked out of his life and into the on-coming thunder storm.

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Yugi hung his head and walked further into the heart of the storm, by this time Yugi's clothes had soaked through and he had stopped walking in the park. Yami ran after him, but Yugi tried his best to ignore him. Yami lingered behind, but had disappeared by the time Yugi was resting. The bench was wet but Yugi hadn't seemed to notice. The sky was darker than ever and thunder blared ever now and again.

Yami yelled for Yugi many times but his cries were drowned out by the sound of the rain pounding on the pavement harder. Yugi tilted his head slightly and saw Yami. "why does this memory follow me every where I go?" he asked himself. He stood up and addressed Yami, "your just a memory please leave me be!" Yugi took off, and Yami followed him. Yugi ran swiftly through the wet grass and Yami too. Yugi screamed into the heavens, pleading for Yami to leave him. Yugi ran faster but his escapade came to an abrupt end when he slipped on grass and fell. Yami had caught his leg when Yugi tripped and Yami ended up laying next to him. Both boys were unconscious for a fair couple of minutes, when Yami opened his eyes. He shivered as he felt the thousands of rain drops swallow his body in coldness, even Yugi's body felt cold. Yami turned Yugi's shoulder and Yugi now lay on his back. His eyes were open and still expressionless.

"why are you here?" Yugi murmured quietly

Yami spread his arms, one on each side of Yugi.

"Oh Yugi! Can't you see I love you yet you push me away"

"why does it matter? You are not real"

"Yugi! Look at me" Yami said, growing impatient

"I love you don't you get it!?" Yami shook Yugi, grabbing his shoulders. Yugi didn't reply.

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Bakura opened slammed open the door, surprising Ryou. He looked menacing when he had come in, but his expression changed as his eyes met Ryou's. Ryou blushed and lowered his eyes.

"how could I not love you?" Ryou asked himself, telling himself this as if Bakura had not existed in the room at all.

"I was wrong to push you away" Ryou admitted, his eyes meeting Bakura's adoring gaze.

Bakura stepped toward Ryou, reaching his arm out and feeling the material Ryou's shirt was made of.

"oh, Ryou, I want to fuck you…" Bakura stated, pulling Ryou close

"I want you too" Ryou said softly. Bakura pushed him against the wall and gently claimed the other's lips.

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"all this time I've denied the fact that I love you" Yami pleaded "please Yugi let me love you"

Yami knew that somehow Yugi was listening and taking all this in, but a part of him told him that Yugi was lost and didn't hear any of his pleas. Yami's eyes clouded and his tears fell onto Yugi's face. Yami moved closer and closer, till his face was a few inches away from Yugi's.

"I love you, I'm not a memory and I won't be going away" Yami whispered

Yami closed his eyes and kissed Yugi, and much to Yami's surprise, Yugi responded. Yugi's arms traveled up Yami's body and held him close to Yugi. Yami broke the kiss,

"I knew you love me" Yugi said, smiling.

Yami smiled back, lifting himself off of Yugi's wet body, holding out a hand

"come now, let's go home, I want to show you how much I really love you"

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And so, our tale comes to an end. Both sides accept their feelings and show their hikari's that they really do love them. As for Yugi's absence from this world, it was caused by the rejection of Yami, but after they got home, that fateful night, Yami showed Yugi that he does care. And that he wasn't going anywhere….

Ryou finally forgot about Yugi, and Bakura was truly sorry for all the pain he had caused him. Bakura and Ryou became an inseparable couple, and Bakura was no longer an absent-minded fool who was vengeful and unforgiving. Ryou had changed his heart, but still dormant lies Bakura's true power….

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Camii: beautiful ending, no Yugi?

Yugi: yea nobody dies!

Camii: should I write a sequel????????????

Yugi: if you want, the last sentence is really creep I quote 'still dormant lies Bakura's power'

Camii: you didn't have to repeat it you know

Yugi: whatever

Camii: anyways, if anyone wants me to write a sequel, review me and I'll write it for you!

Seto The Dog: woooooof!

Yami: sugar bunnies!

Camii: be4 i go i hope ya ppl enjoyed the story, ps i wrote another ficcy with Ryou/Bakura and Malik/Marik. The summery:Even Sorry Can't Bring You Back

Bakura abuses repeatedly, but deep inside he loves Ryou. He abuses Ryou to the point that Ryou passes away, how will Bakura react when he finds Ryou dead? Will he ever forgive himself, and will his love bring Ryou back?