Jounouchi laughed, chatting as if heading to break into Bakura's apartment was a normal everyday occurrence, and even though the boy wasn't saying anything, Yuugi could almost feel Bakura's nervousness grow as they approached.
"Hey, Honda!" Jounouchi waved, spotting the brown haired boy. "What are you doing over here?"
Honda gave a small embarrassed grin. "Just came from Bakura's," he explained sheepishly.
Yuugi's eyes widened. "I told you not to!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, well..." Honda shrugged slightly. "I just wanted him to know we were thinking of him and see if he needed anything."
"Ttaku..." Jounouchi scoffed. "You don't listen to anything, do ya?"
Honda gave a snort. "And you're just heading this way for a walk, eh?" he returned.
"We're going to get some of his work," Yuugi hedged.
Honda looked between the pair. "So Jounouchi can see him but I'm not suppose to...?" he asked, suspiciously.
Yuugi shook his head. "Jounouchi was just coming with me because we're coming straight from detention. And in case I need help with anything."
"You should have let me know you were going, I would have waited."
Yuugi fidgeted. "It wasn't planned...."
"And you really weren't kidding about him not being well, Yuugi," Honda continued. "His voice sounded really horrible."
Yuugi could feel Bakura's panic from inside his soul room.
"You talked to him?" Yuugi asked.
Honda nodded. "Wanted to make sure he was okay and didn't need anything. Didn't go in, just talked through the door, don't worry," he grinned assuringly.
'He's-- he's still pretending to be me...?' Bakura thought in slight horror.
"What did you talk about?" Yuugi asked almost fearfully.
"Mostly how he was doing. Oh yeah, he asked me to tell you to take good care of his card for him until he needed it and then said something about it being more useful in your deck." Honda shrugged. "He sounded a bit out of it and started coughing real bad afterwards so I told him to go back to bed and left."
Yuugi bit his lip. He wanted to give over control so he could go comfort Bakura, but he knew his other self wouldn't and it would just make Honda more suspicious.
"See, you shouldn't have gone," Jounouchi scowled at his friend. "You probably made him worse!"
"Like you wouldn't have going over? You would have probably knocked him over when you went in!"
"What did you say?!"
'Bakura-kun?' Yuugi called silently. 'Are you ok?'
'Tell Honda-kun?' Bakura's voice was trembling. 'He wouldn't pretend to be me unless he was planning something!'
'If you're sure....'
'He didn't want Honda-kun to know or else he wouldn't have pretended.'
"Honda-kun," Yuugi broke in. "Bakura-kun wants me to tell you...."
Honda blinked, turning from where he had Jounouchi by the collar. "Tell me what? I was just talking with him..." he said, slightly confused.
"It wasn't him," Yuugi said softly before repeating the story
Honda blinked uncomprehendingly, barely noticing when Jounouchi pulled away and dusted himself off. "No offence, Yuugi, but that's really hard to believe...."
"I know," Yuugi said, hanging his head slightly.
'Tell-- tell him that I still can't believe he talked me into climbing up the side of Pegasus' tower blindfolded,' Bakura said softly. 'He never told you he did that, did he, Yuugi-kun?'
Yuugi's eyes widened. "You made him climb up the side of Pegasus' tower blindfolded!" he exclaimed aloud.
"It was the only way to avoid being seen!" Honda defended. "And the blindfold was because of Anzu's skirt." He looked at Yuugi. "He's really in there with you...?" he asked in a soft voice, looking slightly upset. [1]
Yuugi nodded.
Honda swore, then turned around, heading back for Bakura's apartment, fists clenched.
"Honda-kun!" Yuugi cried, hurrying after him.
"I'm going to break that damned ring into seven pieces this time!" Honda exclaimed.
"You hold him down while I grab it?" Jounouchi asked, punching his fist into his palm as he matched his friends stride.
'Dame yo!' Bakura exclaimed, voice horrified. 'Yuugi-kun, please! You have to stop them!'
"No!" Yuugi shouted. "You can't do that! It's a precious present from his father!"
The boys paused. "Present or not, it's the only way to get rid of the bastard," Jounouchi pointed out.
'But what if he hurts you and Honda-kun or does this to you?' Bakura exclaimed, forgetting the boys couldn't hear him. 'It doesn't matter as long as everyone's safe. I don't mind being here with Yuugi-kun!' he insisted strongly.
"But what if you get hurt!"
Jounouchi sighed, recognizing the argument and put a hand on Honda's shoulder. "All right, we'll get him later then, when we can catch him completely off guard. C'mon, Honda, let's go work on a plan."
Honda scowled, but nodded and allowed himself to be led away by the blond.
'Ne.... Yuugi-kun...' Bakura spoke up softly as the boy walked home. 'You really don't mind me being here...?'
Yuugi blushed slightly and shook his head. "Not at all," he said aloud.
'It almost sounded as if you didn't want me to go back to my body,' Bakura continued. 'That you were happy I was with you...' his voice continued in the almost wispy echo of a thought.
"I like having you close," Yuugi admitted softly.
'So--sou....?' Bakura's voice was embarrassed, but Yuugi could tell the boy was smiling. 'I like being close to Yuugi-kun as well,' he said softly.
Yuugi almost skipped with happiness.
'I just worry what he might be planning... or I wouldn't really mind at all, being here.' His voice became most wistful. 'I've never really been this close to anyone... it's much nicer then being alone...'
"I don't want you to be alone!"
'Do-- do you think, after I go back to being in me again... we could still be close....?'
"I'd like that," Yuugi admitted softly with a blush.
Bakura bit his lip, looking at where Yuugi was sitting, nervously floating, form translucent beside him. "What if your mom or your grandfather comes in and sees me?" he asked worriedly.
"They won't see you," Yuugi reassured. "Only I can see you."
"You're sure...?" Bakura asked, trying to curl his wings up against his back so he wouldn't seem them.
Yuugi nodded. "They've never seen Mou hitori no Boku, so they shouldn't see you either."
"Oh..." Bakura said softly. 'So I'm like yet another mou hitori no Yuugi,' he reflected silently.
Yuugi shook his head, catching the intent of the thought. "You're more than another me!" he insisted.
The paler boy gave a small sad smile. 'I just don't know if it'll stay that way...' he though.
"You'll always be more," Yuugi said, looking at Bakura sincerely.
"To you," Bakura smiled softly. "If no one else can see me..." he trailed off.
Yuugi bit his lip. "It doesn't matter. I'll always protect you."
Bakura smiled again, looking down with a soft blush. "Arigatou..."
"But now we have to get some writing, so you have to hold my hand and write."
Bakura hesitated a moment, then nodded. Carefully he walked over, blushing slightly and he put his hand over Yuugi's. He gave a small exclamation as he overlapped the boy, pulling back.
"What's wrong?"
"My-- my hand went into yours," Bakura stammered. "It-- it sunk in."
"I know. That's how you can use my hand to write."
"Oh..." Bakura said softly. "It feels weird..."
"You don't like it?" Yuugi asked softly.
Bakura blinked. "It... just felt odd, like... like having my hand in a glove almost..." he tried to explain.
Yuugi looked at his hand and smiled slightly. "I like being your glove," he said, blushing slightly.
Bakura blushed deeply. Slowly, he leaned closer again, letting his hand overlap Yuugi's. He hesitated a moment, then gently flexed the boy's fingers.
Yuugi watched his hand in fascination.
Slowly, it lifted to lightly brush the back of his other hand, fingers lightly tracing over his knuckles.
Yuugi sighed softly, leaning slightly closer to Bakura.
The boy gave a startled exclamation as they began to overlap and pulled back. "Go--gomen," he apologized, blushing.
"I don't mind," Yuugi said softly.
"I just didn't want to merge into you fully," Bakura explained almost nervously. 'I think touching's best done in side,' he thought.
"You're right," Yuugi conceded to Bakura's thought. "I just like it when you touch me."
Bakura smiled. "I like touching you," he blushed.
"Yuugi?" The boy's door opened and his mom stuck her head in the room. "Is everything okay? I heard talking."
"Eh?" Yuugi asked, looking up at his mom. "Yeah, everything's fine."
Bakura hid behind the smaller boy as his mother gave a small sigh. "You're starting to worry me," she smiled, walking over to muss his hair. "You should get out more, talk to other people then yourself some, hm?"
"I do, mom," Yuugi said, shifting uncomfortably.
The redhead smiled. "Anzu called, but I think your grandfather scared her off. You should call her back."
"In a bit. I'm busy now."
"All right," the woman sighed. "You should get more sun, son of mine," she chided slightly before leaving the room.
"Hai," Yuugi answered, rubbing the back of his head with his left hand.
"Gomen.... boku no sei yo," Bakura said softly.
"Iie," Yuugi reassured. "I wouldn't do it if I didn't want to."
"I should just stay inside, so you don't worry your mom," Bakura said softly.
"I talk out loud anyway," Yuugi said. "Don't worry."
Bakura was quiet a moment. "I feel safer inside," he said softly, moving to sit next to his friend. "Out here..." he held out his hands, looking at Yuugi through them. "Out here, I'm not real..."
Yuugi held his hands up to Bakura's, letting them sink together. "You're always real to me."
The boy gave a sad smile. 'And I can't touch you...' he added silently.
Yuugi blushed.
Bakura shifted his hand to overlap Yuugi's, gently reaching up with it to touch the smaller boy's face.
Yuugi smiled, leaning into the touch.
Slowly, the transformed boy moved closer, brushing insubstantial lips against Yuugi's.
Yuugi's eyes fluttered shut and his lips parted slightly.
Bakura gave a small sigh, melting into the smaller boy and returning to his soul room.
Yuugi gave a blissful sigh and flopped down on his bed before joining Bakura in his soul room.
The paler boy smiled, holding out his arms for the smaller boy.
Yuugi entered them, cuddling close.
"I like it better in here," Bakura said softly. "I can hold you.. and it doesn't feel like I'm a ghost..."
"I like being held," Yuugi said with a content sigh.
Bakura smiled, hugging the boy closely. "I like you," he murmured contentedly.
Yuugi melted happily.
---
Authors note/tranlsations:
boku no sei yo = It's my fault
Mou Hitori no Boku = The other me [what Yuugi refers to Yami Yuugi as]
[1] For those of you who've only seen the dub: In the ep 'The Night Before' the dub edited out ALOT. Orginaly when Honda was readying the rope for the trio to climb up the sid eof the tower he comented that it was Ladys First so if Anzu fell, they could catch her/stop her from falling. Anzu blushed up a storm and said 'No way' When the boys blinked and asked why, she held down her skirt.[at this point Bakura got it but Honda didn't so Bakura whispered it to him] Honda said she had to go first. The solution? Both boys were blindfolded so as they climbed up, they couldn't see up Anzu's skirt.
[For caps of that section: kokorononaka [dot] net/Image [slash] Group/DK9-NonDuelTrio-3 [slash] index[dot]html (hopefuly the URL won't get eaten that way. ^^; Just replace the [slash]'s with / and take out the extra spaces]
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Weird: Hehe. *blushes* That was the intent. :) Glad you're liking.
Sailor Comet: Eventualy that'll get found out. :) And I do just have alot of troubles getting summeries not to sound stupid without giving away the entire fic. ^^
Wolfling: Yep, ya spelled it right.
Everyone else: Heh, this one's going to be at least 10 chapters or so, I think, probally more, so... :) Glad you're all finding it cute [with the two of them, how could it not be? *smiles*] and glad your all likeing it. :)
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"Hey, Honda!" Jounouchi waved, spotting the brown haired boy. "What are you doing over here?"
Honda gave a small embarrassed grin. "Just came from Bakura's," he explained sheepishly.
Yuugi's eyes widened. "I told you not to!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, well..." Honda shrugged slightly. "I just wanted him to know we were thinking of him and see if he needed anything."
"Ttaku..." Jounouchi scoffed. "You don't listen to anything, do ya?"
Honda gave a snort. "And you're just heading this way for a walk, eh?" he returned.
"We're going to get some of his work," Yuugi hedged.
Honda looked between the pair. "So Jounouchi can see him but I'm not suppose to...?" he asked, suspiciously.
Yuugi shook his head. "Jounouchi was just coming with me because we're coming straight from detention. And in case I need help with anything."
"You should have let me know you were going, I would have waited."
Yuugi fidgeted. "It wasn't planned...."
"And you really weren't kidding about him not being well, Yuugi," Honda continued. "His voice sounded really horrible."
Yuugi could feel Bakura's panic from inside his soul room.
"You talked to him?" Yuugi asked.
Honda nodded. "Wanted to make sure he was okay and didn't need anything. Didn't go in, just talked through the door, don't worry," he grinned assuringly.
'He's-- he's still pretending to be me...?' Bakura thought in slight horror.
"What did you talk about?" Yuugi asked almost fearfully.
"Mostly how he was doing. Oh yeah, he asked me to tell you to take good care of his card for him until he needed it and then said something about it being more useful in your deck." Honda shrugged. "He sounded a bit out of it and started coughing real bad afterwards so I told him to go back to bed and left."
Yuugi bit his lip. He wanted to give over control so he could go comfort Bakura, but he knew his other self wouldn't and it would just make Honda more suspicious.
"See, you shouldn't have gone," Jounouchi scowled at his friend. "You probably made him worse!"
"Like you wouldn't have going over? You would have probably knocked him over when you went in!"
"What did you say?!"
'Bakura-kun?' Yuugi called silently. 'Are you ok?'
'Tell Honda-kun?' Bakura's voice was trembling. 'He wouldn't pretend to be me unless he was planning something!'
'If you're sure....'
'He didn't want Honda-kun to know or else he wouldn't have pretended.'
"Honda-kun," Yuugi broke in. "Bakura-kun wants me to tell you...."
Honda blinked, turning from where he had Jounouchi by the collar. "Tell me what? I was just talking with him..." he said, slightly confused.
"It wasn't him," Yuugi said softly before repeating the story
Honda blinked uncomprehendingly, barely noticing when Jounouchi pulled away and dusted himself off. "No offence, Yuugi, but that's really hard to believe...."
"I know," Yuugi said, hanging his head slightly.
'Tell-- tell him that I still can't believe he talked me into climbing up the side of Pegasus' tower blindfolded,' Bakura said softly. 'He never told you he did that, did he, Yuugi-kun?'
Yuugi's eyes widened. "You made him climb up the side of Pegasus' tower blindfolded!" he exclaimed aloud.
"It was the only way to avoid being seen!" Honda defended. "And the blindfold was because of Anzu's skirt." He looked at Yuugi. "He's really in there with you...?" he asked in a soft voice, looking slightly upset. [1]
Yuugi nodded.
Honda swore, then turned around, heading back for Bakura's apartment, fists clenched.
"Honda-kun!" Yuugi cried, hurrying after him.
"I'm going to break that damned ring into seven pieces this time!" Honda exclaimed.
"You hold him down while I grab it?" Jounouchi asked, punching his fist into his palm as he matched his friends stride.
'Dame yo!' Bakura exclaimed, voice horrified. 'Yuugi-kun, please! You have to stop them!'
"No!" Yuugi shouted. "You can't do that! It's a precious present from his father!"
The boys paused. "Present or not, it's the only way to get rid of the bastard," Jounouchi pointed out.
'But what if he hurts you and Honda-kun or does this to you?' Bakura exclaimed, forgetting the boys couldn't hear him. 'It doesn't matter as long as everyone's safe. I don't mind being here with Yuugi-kun!' he insisted strongly.
"But what if you get hurt!"
Jounouchi sighed, recognizing the argument and put a hand on Honda's shoulder. "All right, we'll get him later then, when we can catch him completely off guard. C'mon, Honda, let's go work on a plan."
Honda scowled, but nodded and allowed himself to be led away by the blond.
'Ne.... Yuugi-kun...' Bakura spoke up softly as the boy walked home. 'You really don't mind me being here...?'
Yuugi blushed slightly and shook his head. "Not at all," he said aloud.
'It almost sounded as if you didn't want me to go back to my body,' Bakura continued. 'That you were happy I was with you...' his voice continued in the almost wispy echo of a thought.
"I like having you close," Yuugi admitted softly.
'So--sou....?' Bakura's voice was embarrassed, but Yuugi could tell the boy was smiling. 'I like being close to Yuugi-kun as well,' he said softly.
Yuugi almost skipped with happiness.
'I just worry what he might be planning... or I wouldn't really mind at all, being here.' His voice became most wistful. 'I've never really been this close to anyone... it's much nicer then being alone...'
"I don't want you to be alone!"
'Do-- do you think, after I go back to being in me again... we could still be close....?'
"I'd like that," Yuugi admitted softly with a blush.
Bakura bit his lip, looking at where Yuugi was sitting, nervously floating, form translucent beside him. "What if your mom or your grandfather comes in and sees me?" he asked worriedly.
"They won't see you," Yuugi reassured. "Only I can see you."
"You're sure...?" Bakura asked, trying to curl his wings up against his back so he wouldn't seem them.
Yuugi nodded. "They've never seen Mou hitori no Boku, so they shouldn't see you either."
"Oh..." Bakura said softly. 'So I'm like yet another mou hitori no Yuugi,' he reflected silently.
Yuugi shook his head, catching the intent of the thought. "You're more than another me!" he insisted.
The paler boy gave a small sad smile. 'I just don't know if it'll stay that way...' he though.
"You'll always be more," Yuugi said, looking at Bakura sincerely.
"To you," Bakura smiled softly. "If no one else can see me..." he trailed off.
Yuugi bit his lip. "It doesn't matter. I'll always protect you."
Bakura smiled again, looking down with a soft blush. "Arigatou..."
"But now we have to get some writing, so you have to hold my hand and write."
Bakura hesitated a moment, then nodded. Carefully he walked over, blushing slightly and he put his hand over Yuugi's. He gave a small exclamation as he overlapped the boy, pulling back.
"What's wrong?"
"My-- my hand went into yours," Bakura stammered. "It-- it sunk in."
"I know. That's how you can use my hand to write."
"Oh..." Bakura said softly. "It feels weird..."
"You don't like it?" Yuugi asked softly.
Bakura blinked. "It... just felt odd, like... like having my hand in a glove almost..." he tried to explain.
Yuugi looked at his hand and smiled slightly. "I like being your glove," he said, blushing slightly.
Bakura blushed deeply. Slowly, he leaned closer again, letting his hand overlap Yuugi's. He hesitated a moment, then gently flexed the boy's fingers.
Yuugi watched his hand in fascination.
Slowly, it lifted to lightly brush the back of his other hand, fingers lightly tracing over his knuckles.
Yuugi sighed softly, leaning slightly closer to Bakura.
The boy gave a startled exclamation as they began to overlap and pulled back. "Go--gomen," he apologized, blushing.
"I don't mind," Yuugi said softly.
"I just didn't want to merge into you fully," Bakura explained almost nervously. 'I think touching's best done in side,' he thought.
"You're right," Yuugi conceded to Bakura's thought. "I just like it when you touch me."
Bakura smiled. "I like touching you," he blushed.
"Yuugi?" The boy's door opened and his mom stuck her head in the room. "Is everything okay? I heard talking."
"Eh?" Yuugi asked, looking up at his mom. "Yeah, everything's fine."
Bakura hid behind the smaller boy as his mother gave a small sigh. "You're starting to worry me," she smiled, walking over to muss his hair. "You should get out more, talk to other people then yourself some, hm?"
"I do, mom," Yuugi said, shifting uncomfortably.
The redhead smiled. "Anzu called, but I think your grandfather scared her off. You should call her back."
"In a bit. I'm busy now."
"All right," the woman sighed. "You should get more sun, son of mine," she chided slightly before leaving the room.
"Hai," Yuugi answered, rubbing the back of his head with his left hand.
"Gomen.... boku no sei yo," Bakura said softly.
"Iie," Yuugi reassured. "I wouldn't do it if I didn't want to."
"I should just stay inside, so you don't worry your mom," Bakura said softly.
"I talk out loud anyway," Yuugi said. "Don't worry."
Bakura was quiet a moment. "I feel safer inside," he said softly, moving to sit next to his friend. "Out here..." he held out his hands, looking at Yuugi through them. "Out here, I'm not real..."
Yuugi held his hands up to Bakura's, letting them sink together. "You're always real to me."
The boy gave a sad smile. 'And I can't touch you...' he added silently.
Yuugi blushed.
Bakura shifted his hand to overlap Yuugi's, gently reaching up with it to touch the smaller boy's face.
Yuugi smiled, leaning into the touch.
Slowly, the transformed boy moved closer, brushing insubstantial lips against Yuugi's.
Yuugi's eyes fluttered shut and his lips parted slightly.
Bakura gave a small sigh, melting into the smaller boy and returning to his soul room.
Yuugi gave a blissful sigh and flopped down on his bed before joining Bakura in his soul room.
The paler boy smiled, holding out his arms for the smaller boy.
Yuugi entered them, cuddling close.
"I like it better in here," Bakura said softly. "I can hold you.. and it doesn't feel like I'm a ghost..."
"I like being held," Yuugi said with a content sigh.
Bakura smiled, hugging the boy closely. "I like you," he murmured contentedly.
Yuugi melted happily.
---
Authors note/tranlsations:
boku no sei yo = It's my fault
Mou Hitori no Boku = The other me [what Yuugi refers to Yami Yuugi as]
[1] For those of you who've only seen the dub: In the ep 'The Night Before' the dub edited out ALOT. Orginaly when Honda was readying the rope for the trio to climb up the sid eof the tower he comented that it was Ladys First so if Anzu fell, they could catch her/stop her from falling. Anzu blushed up a storm and said 'No way' When the boys blinked and asked why, she held down her skirt.[at this point Bakura got it but Honda didn't so Bakura whispered it to him] Honda said she had to go first. The solution? Both boys were blindfolded so as they climbed up, they couldn't see up Anzu's skirt.
[For caps of that section: kokorononaka [dot] net/Image [slash] Group/DK9-NonDuelTrio-3 [slash] index[dot]html (hopefuly the URL won't get eaten that way. ^^; Just replace the [slash]'s with / and take out the extra spaces]
Repsonces to reviews:
Weird: Hehe. *blushes* That was the intent. :) Glad you're liking.
Sailor Comet: Eventualy that'll get found out. :) And I do just have alot of troubles getting summeries not to sound stupid without giving away the entire fic. ^^
Wolfling: Yep, ya spelled it right.
Everyone else: Heh, this one's going to be at least 10 chapters or so, I think, probally more, so... :) Glad you're all finding it cute [with the two of them, how could it not be? *smiles*] and glad your all likeing it. :)
Appease the feedback junky and please review! ^^
