a/n: Thanks so much for all the reviews. I feel so loved. 3 A special thanks to AnimeFan for beta'ing this for me. Love you lots! Note: PLEASE don't ask if Yugi and Seto are splitting up! It gets kinda annoying when you have like 30 people all asking you the same exact question is different ways no less! 0.0 DISCLAIMER: this is what I forgot to put last time. Yu-gi-oh is not mine. Miza is not mine; she belongs to digitally obsessed (Kate).

Chapter III:

"Yugi can you hand me my spiked collar?" Seto asked as he pulled on his grey shirt. "'Kay." Yugi picked up the spiked collar with was lying beside him on the bed. He hopped down from the bed and walked over to Seto. "Let me put them on for you." Yugi suggested. Seto smiled and kneeled down to Yugi's level. Yugi wrapped the collar around Seto's neck and fumbled with the buttons a bit before actually buttoning it. "There!" Yugi smiled brightly. They were going to the park in a few moments for a picnic. Yesterday's unfortunate fight between Seto and Jounouchi was a thing of the past. Today's afternoon event was planned by Anzu, who wanted everyone to get along better. Obviously, she was making the food too. Yugi had thought she had a calm posture. But that was before he saw her nearly pouncing on Jounouchi for making a small 'comment' about her cooking. Now he knew better. "Behind her mask of kindness lies a vicious tramp in waiting" as Seto had described her. Yugi thought that description was quite accurate. Seto was dressed in black leather pants and a tight grey shirt, while Yugi was the complete opposite: grey leather pants and a tight black shirt. Ryou stuck his head through the doorway of their room. "C'mon guys! We'll be late!" Yugi could tell he was struggling with his tie. "Ryou, we're only going on a picnic. No need to be so formal." Yugi commented. "Yeah, that white suit makes you look like a girl." Seto remarked. He studied Ryou for a bit. "A really pale girl." he concluded. Yugi couldn't help but giggle while Ryou looked flustered. "W-well, I just wanted to look nice." "What's wrong with your regular clothes?" Yugi asked, slightly bewildered. Ryou studied his feet. "Nothing, but..." Seto raised an eyebrow. "Hmm... Are you- no, do you like someone in that group?" he asked. "Uh..." Ryou looked down at his bare wrist. "Oh, my! Look at the time! Let's get going before we're late!" And with that he rushed out their bedroom door. Yugi, however, had other ideas and ran after him. Seto could hear Ryou struggling. 'Definitely a yes.' Seto confirmed as he adjusted his handcuffs, a broken chain was hanging from each cuff. He looked up as Yugi dragged a still struggling Ryou back into the room. Yugi smiled triumphantly as he steered Ryou to the bed and pushed him down on it. Ryou looked scared and of Yugi, no less! "W-what are you planning?" Yugi beamed and said, "Since you clearly don't have a sense of fashion, I'm gonna help you dress! I did learn from the best after all." He smiled slyly and cast a glance in Seto's direction. Seto smirked. Ryou gulped. "O-okay." Yugi looked Ryou up and down. "Hmm..." He placed a small finger on his lips, the figure of total innocence. "I don't think you should wear white. It makes you look all pale. Black would do the same... What about... red? Seto darling, if you would?" A pause. "Oh and make it a tank top." Seto pointed a finger at Ryou and muttered something under his breath. In an instant, Ryou was wearing a tight red tank top. Yugi nodded. "Good. The white pants are okay, but let's make them white jeans!" Yugi declared. "With chains!" he added for special effect. Seto chuckled quietly. "You're enjoying this way too much." "I know." Yugi admitted cheerfully. "Now make with the magic, if you please?" Seto repeated his previous action. "Perfect!" Yugi declared. Ryou looked at himself in the mirror and groaned. "This is not gonna work!" he complained. "I look like a freak!" "Yes, but an attractive freak." Seto said sarcastically. "Now let's go! I want to get this stupid lunching thing over with!"

"Alright, now that everybody's here we can start." Anzu announced. "I've brought sandwiches, sliced watermelon-" "Cut the crap already," Jounouchi whined. "Can we please eat?" Without waiting for an answer he lunged at the oversized basket. "Ack! No! Stop!" Anzu tried grabbed her basket and tried to get it away from the overly hyper puppy with no avail. They tugged at the basket while the others watched in amusement. Seto leaned toward Yugi, smiling slyly. "Who do you think will win?" he asked quietly. "Anzu." Yugi confirmed. He was even willing to bet his life on it. "Definitely." Seto agreed. It was a known fact that females are the dominant sex in this world. (Even if many males refuse to accept that fact.) "Ouch." Honda winced. "That must've hurt A LOT." Jounouchi had just been kicked in his right leg with a pink platform shoe, yet he didn't give. Jounouchi gave a huge tug partially out of anger and Anzu lost her grip over the basket. Alas, Jounouchi lost his grip too and up went the basket, sailing into the air and falling right onto a certain high ranked Demon. "Uh... oops?" Jounouchi laughed nervously. Yugi inched away from Seto, who was shaking with anger, and closer to Yami. He could tell his love needed space - a great deal of space. With a roar, Seto lunged at Jounouchi who, by that time, was smart enough to run for his life.

They all watched immersed as Seto chased Jounouchi all over the park. At first, Jounouchi was just laughing, but that laughter became screams when he realized Seto wasn't playing around. Jounouchi ran faster than he ever before in his life- he certainly didn't have a death wish just yet. "Yugi?" Ryou asked cautiously-a tiny hint of worry in his voice. "Seto's not going to kill Jounouchi-kun, right?" "Nah," Yugi reassured him with a smile. "Seto may be violent, but he won't do anything like that. At least, he won't do that sort of thing in front of me. He's just playing around." If Seto had been serious, he would have caught Jounouchi long ago using his Demonic powers. Ryou nodded, his eyes locked on Jounouchi and Seto- or perhaps it was just Jounouchi- as they zigzagged around the nearly deserted park. The few citizens who were there stared at the two zooming teens as they passed. Honda had gotten up to "courageously save Jou's ass" as he neatly described it, but he barely reached the two before they darted his way with Jounouchi in the lead and in his attempt to clear the way, he pushed Honda into the lake. Honda emerged from the water, wet and cold- not to mention angry. Since the water had washed off his usual dose of gel; Honda's now chin length bangs framed the sides of his face making him a remarkable look-a-like of Squall Leonhart of Final Fantasy VIII. (Either that, or he looked like a girl.) All he needed was a black leather jacket, black leather pants, a white shirt, a grey earring, a chain-like necklace, and a gunblade to boot! If he had a lion tattoo, boy, that would really outdo Squall. Now not only did Jounouchi have Seto on his tail, a wet and soaking Honda was not too far behind. Yugi laughed in spite of himself and Yami notice that under the brimming sun of a fresh spring day, he looked stunning. The thing about teenagers are no matter how late they were into their teenage years, hormones always came into effect. Right at this moment, Yami's hormones told him that he wanted Yugi, and he wanted Yugi now. Yami knew Yugi was Seto's, that point had been made clear eons ago, but he didn't care. He wanted Yugi. "Yugi?" "Hmm?" Yugi tore his eyes from the amusing sight before him and focused on Yami. "Nani yo (What is it)?" "Can I talk with you privately?" Yami asked quietly. "Sure!" Yugi stood. "Where at?" "Over there." Yami pointed towards a big oak tree in bloom. The area around the tree was deserted making it the perfect spot for a private conversation. Yami stood and led Yugi towards their destination. Ryou, oblivious to the fact that he was the only one left, turned to Yugi to discover him gone. "Huh? Where did everyone go?" He searched around to find himself alone. "Yugi? Yami-san? Anzu-san? Where is everyone?!"

Seto scowled. He was getting tired of this bothersome game. Seto whispered a charm and aimed it Jounouchi. Unnoticed by Jounouchi, the roots of the trees reached out and trapped his feet making him fall facedown on the grass. The roots retreated as soon as their job was done and became normal.

Jounouchi groaned and Seto smirked. "How clumsy of you." he sneered. He got a muffled moan in response. Honda caught up with them and as soon as he saw Jounouchi with his face in the ground, he fell on his knees laughing, anger apparently forgotten. Seto stared at the two earthlings with disgust. 'It's amazing how many times idiots can prove they are idiots. How do they survive with morons like these lurking in every corner? Seto watched Jounouchi and Honda intently. 'I rest my case.' Seto walked back to the group muttering something that sounded like "Idiots..." As soon as he got back to the group, he saw that Ryou was the only one there. "Ryou, where's Yugi?" Ryou looked up at him, frightened and on the verge of tears. "I don't know. They deserted me!" he whimpered. "What?!" Seto yelled, enraged. "You don't know where Yugi is?!" He grabbed Ryou by the shoulders and shook him. "What the fuck were you doing all this time?!" Ryou turned crimson, and averted his eyes away from the fuming Demon. He had been gazing at Jounouchi- not that he'd ever admit it to Seto of all people. Seto glowered at Ryou. "You're starting to irritate me." Seto took his gaze away from Ryou and started looking for his little cherub. His eyes widened faintly when he saw Yugi and Yami standing near an oak tree. Yami was saying something that made his little love flush. Then, to his annoyance, Yami leaned in closer to Yugi and caressed his angel's face! 'That's it! How DARE that damn bastard?!' Seto couldn't take it anymore. He stomped over to the oak tree, his battle aura glowing lightly as he tried his best to suppress it.

When Yami and Yugi reached the tree, they stood in silence for a few moments. Yugi fidgeted as Yami stared at him intently. "So..." Yugi broke the silence. "What do you want to tell me?" Yami stayed quiet; he just continued to gaze at Yugi intently. "Um-" Yugi began, but Yami cut him off. "Shush. Don't speak." Yami commanded quietly. Yugi tried his best not to fidget anymore. "You have beautiful eyes, Yugi." Yami complemented, his voice still soft as ever. Yugi blushed and mumbled a thank you, looking anywhere but at Yami. "Yugi..." A gentle hand reached under his chin and lifted it up. Yugi found himself staring into bottomless crimson-red eyes. Yami gazed deep into Yugi purple eyes. The beauty of those big bright eyes took his breath away and he couldn't speak. He loved Yugi so very much at that moment. "Yugi... Yugi, I love you." Yugi's brilliant eyes widened in surprise. "You... love me?" "Very much." Yami smiled. He leaned closer to the surprised teen and cupped the little one's face between his hands. "I love you very much," and he kissed him softly. The kiss was light, but beautiful at the same time. It held all Yami's love for Yugi and more. At first, Yugi didn't respond due to the shock, but Yami was just so gentle with him, almost like Seto was. For a moment, Yugi forgot this was Yami and he pressed back slightly, and Yami deepened the kiss. When Yami's tongue asked for entrance, Yugi immediately gave it to him. Then a though hit him: this was Yami, not Seto. Yugi was Seto's. He couldn't cheat on Seto like this, and least of all, not with a mere mortal. Yugi broke the kiss and stepped away from Yami. Yami gave him a slightly confused look. "Yugi, what...?" "You bastard! How dare you kiss my lover!?!" Out of nowhere a fist collided with Yami's stomach, making him bend over in pain. Yami fell to his knees clutching his stomach and gasping for air, having the wind knock out of him by the tall Demon. Seto raised his fist again, but Yugi held him back from behind. "Seto love, please stop this!" he cried, desperately wanting to wake up from this nightmare. Seto let his hand fall and turned in Yugi's arms to return the embrace. "Let's go home Yugi." It wasn't a request, it was a command. Seto rarely commended Yugi to do anything. Yugi nodded and released Seto. Casting a glare over his shoulder at Yami, Seto took Yugi's hand in his own and led him home.

Ryou watched as Seto led Yugi away from Yami. The look on Seto's face scared the wits out of Ryou. 'I don't think I should go home just yet. It's not worth risking my life." "Hey, Ryou-kun. Where did everybody go?" a perky, but curios voice asked. Ryou turned his head to the course of the voice and found Anzu, or what he thought was Anzu. She was buried behind a load of food. Her head peeped out from behind the food. She noticed Ryou eyeing the food and said, "I went and bought food to replace the ones Jou ruined for us." 'And to escape danger,' she added silently. "So where is everybody?" she repeated. Speechless, Ryou pointed out the three remainders of the group to her. As soon as Anzu saw that Yami was hurt, she dropped the food- there was A LOT of food- onto Ryou and rushed over to Yami, ignoring the muffled "ouch" that came from Ryou.

The minute Seto and Yugi has entered the house, they directly went to their room. Seto pulled up a chair as Yugi sat on the bed. For a long time, there was nothing but the dreaded silence that filled the room. Yugi avoided Seto's eyes by gazing on inanimate objects, but Seto's eyes never left Yugi face. Yugi was starting to feel really guilty. Sure Yugi was always the one that could always have his ways, but Seto was the one that could make everyone in the room feel guilty even over something as little as arriving thirty seconds late to a birthday party. Seto was, after all, a Demon and that was what Demons were best at- besides being evil and corrupted. And Yugi, being an Angel, was always sensitive to negative feelings. It wouldn't take long now. In a minute or two Yugi would succumb to his Angel instincts and admit his mistakes. Just a few more seconds and- "Oh, Seto! I'm so sorry! Will you ever forgive me? It was just- he was so gentle- and kind! He reminded me of you- and I forgot and thought he was you- and oh, Seto!" Yugi had said all that very fast and now he was out of breath. He took a moment to rest and let his breathing return to normal. "Seto... Koibito (lover), I know this is unforgivable... But- but you must believe me when I say I love you so very much." "Shirimasu ne (I understand)." Seto spoke quietly. "I forgive you." Yugi looked doubtful. "Demo (But)..." Seto gave Yugi a comforting smile and embraced him. "Wakarimasu (I know). You don't have to explain any further. And besides, how could I ever stay mad at you, koi? I wasn't mad at you, only mad at that bastard. How dare he kiss you without my permission? It's not like I would give him permission anyways." When Yugi chuckled Seto tightened his grip. Seto nuzzled Yugi's cheek with his own. "Yugi...Yugi...Yugi...." Seto just loved how that name rolled off his tongue. Seto bathe Yugi's face with kisses. On his lips, on his nose, on his eyes, cheeks, forehead... He just couldn't stop. Yugi didn't want him to stop. He stopped. Yugi pouted with dismay. He loved the way Seto's soft mouth washed over him. Seto pushed Yugi onto the bed and straddled him. "Yugi, I love you. You know that, right?" Seto asked his voice soft and low. Yugi nodded, staring up at him with his lovable eyes. "Good." Seto said in the same soft voice. "I want us to be together always... Don't you want the same thing too Yugi?" Yugi nodded again. Seto shook his head. "Say it." "Yes, I want us to be together. Now. Forever. Eternity and beyond." Yugi breathed. "Yugi, I want us to bond. I want you to be mine alone. Will you have me?" Seto kissed Yugi lightly (oh-so lightly) on the lips. Yugi tried to press hander, but Seto's hands held him down by the shoulders. "Yugi?" he asked, his voice never changing. "Yes... God, yes..." Yugi panted. "Good."

Seto collapsed on top of Yugi shaking uncontrollably. They were now bonded. They no longer had to speak verbally to communicate; they now had a mind link. They could sense the other's presence at all time, feel their emotions. They would know if the other was in danger. They would also know if the other person was cheating because cheating causes the cheater to receive intense pain. In other words, they were halves of one whole. They were bonded for life.

Meanwhile Ryou had arrived home to what seemed like an empty house. "Uh... Yugi? Seto?" he asked uncertainly. Surely they wouldn't have run off somewhere, could they? Ryou searched the first floor. He found no sign of the two Immortals. He decided to go check the second floor, but as soon as he reached the stairs he heard a sound. It sounded like someone moaning in pain. 'Oh my God! I think that was Yugi! Oh dear, I hope he's not hurt,' Ryou panicked. Seto wouldn't hurt him for kissing Yami, would he? He rushed up the stairs. The noise seemed to be coming from Yugi and Seto's room. Gathering what little courage he had, Ryou walked slowly to their bedroom door. He took a deep breath, "Yugi, I-" "-Ah, god... That feels so... good." Someone- probably Seto- chuckled softly. "Sorry, love. Not yet." Ryou stared at the door in horror. They couldn't be doing what he thought they were doing, could they?! Ryou heard Yugi moaning again. "Oh, Dear God-" Ryou ran as quietly as he could down the stairs, muttering something that sounded like "...must think virgin thoughts... must think virgin thoughts..." Instead of going to the living room, Ryou headed straight to the kitchen to make himself some tea. 'Tea is good. Virgin thoughts are good. Staying calm is good.' he thought over and over to himself. As he made his cup of 100% pure China tea, he couldn't help but feel a prickle at the back of his neck. It was as if someone was in the room with him. 'Fear is not good. Fear is NOT good.' he thought. Finished with his tea, Ryou took a sip of the bitter liquid. "Bleh... Some China tea. I demand my money back!" he spoke to the empty room. Out of no where hands covered his eyes making him yelp and spill the tea all over his clothes. "What the-!" A burst of laughter rang through the room as the person released Ryou. Ryou whirled around to find- "Bakura!"