Kaiba gently dropped his alarm clock into the box he was packing up. The end of the semester had come and it was time to move out. Kaiba looked at Yugi from the corner of his eye, who was having a small cry, holding Joey's sweatshirt in his lap.

Joey had died a couple of weeks after the night they had kissed of an O.D. It had hit Kaiba just as hard as Yugi, Kaiba having begun to get to know Joey better.

Kaiba and Yugi would sometimes hold each other, crying, and end up making out. Once it went all the way to losing their virginity to each other, needing the other's comfort so bad. But their relationship never came around again and they were both alone at the end of it.

Kaiba had so many things he wanted to say to Yugi now, but couldn't. He was dying inside, maybe worse than Yugi. Moving out would make it official. He was never going to wake up with the sound of Yugi and Joey laughing. He would never scream "stupid dog" at the top of his lungs. He would never get to see if Joey had been the right one. He would never have the chance to be rescued from himself by someone who needed him so bad. It was the end now. Fuck, another beginning. But Kaiba didn't want to begin his new life. He wanted the everyday familiarity to stay with him. He wanted to see Joey laughing while making them breakfast. He wanted the late night cram sessions. He even wanted the late night worrying that Joey wasn't coming home, just to have him show up past midnight, tripping on whatever. He wanted to be able to yell at him for making him worry so much and for ruining his life the way he was. Kaiba wanted Joey back more than he wanted anything.

He sat down next to Yugi and wrapped his arms around Yugi's thin shoulders. "It'll be okay," he whispered. They had arranged that Yugi was going to stay at Kaiba's for the summer...maybe even longer.

Yugi sniffed and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. He looked up at Kaiba.

Kaiba had gotten used to seeing smeared eyeliner on Yugi's face, as everyone had. Everything held a memory in it and each memory only held pain for now.

Kaiba kissed Yugi briefly on the lips. Pressing his forehead against Yugi's, he whispered, "Joey's looking down on us, saying, 'You idiots, don't cry. Suck it up.'"

Yugi sadly smiled. "You don't believe in a heaven."

"I believe Joey's somewhere and happy wherever he's at."

"Happy?" Yugi asked, a new set of tears forming.

"Yeah, he is. He misses us, I know he does. But he's still here. And he's happy."

"How can you say that?"

"Life was hard for him. Now he gets his break. And I know he's enjoying himself where ever he is."

Yugi buried his head into Kaiba's shirt. "God, I want to see him again. Please let me see him again..." he cried.

"I wish I could, Yugi. I miss him, too."

Yugi began to cry harder. And all Kaiba could do was hold him.