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WARNING:  VERY LONG AUTHOR'S NOTE AHEAD.  You may skip this portion if you like, but if you like Yami/Yugi fluff, I suggest you read!!

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Merodi no Yami:  Sugoi....  O_O  32 reviews!!  Haha, I'm loved!!  *does happy dance*

{{Naito:  Pfft.  Lucky for you – who'd've thought?}}

Merodi no Yami:  Oh, be quiet, you.  Or I'll send you back over to Ko-chan's.

{{Naito: O_O}}

Merodi no Yami:  Yes, thank you again, Ko-chan and co., for returning my yami!!  I had writer's block the whole time he was gone....  But that's ok, you've done wonders!!  Now whenever I need him to be good, I can threaten him easily!!  ^_^  Poor Naito...must be hard to be a bishie....

{{Naito: *growls*}}

Merodi no Yami:  *smiles*  THAT's better!  Anyway, it's that time again!  Thank you to the following people:

Wolfspeaker

Kyra Windwood

Nanashi

Yami-no-Yugi

Boo

Ko-chan

Karadaki

...for reviewing the last chapter!!  O_O  Sugoi – everybody's been yelling at me for 'killing' Yugi.  Uh...I don't know – is that a complement or are you guys truly mad at me?  ^_^''''  I mean, it was a DREAM; he didn't REALLY get hurt!! We're saving that for later – yeah, the Yugi angst is going to be much worse...in the way of length, anyways....  But don't worry!  That won't be showing up for at least ...uh... which chapter are we on again?

{{Naito:  -_-;  Jeez Louise…..}}

*Beaver Warrior pops up*  Huh?  Wha?  What's going on, whadIdonow?

{{Naito:  *sweatdrops*  o_o??  Oh, Ra....}}

*Ra the Sun God appears in a blinding flash*  ...*looks at Naito expectantly*

{{Naito:  O_O  …  -_-'''''  *frustrated*  OH, FOR THE LOVE OF OSIRIS!!}}

*Dragon Osiris appears, nuzzles Naito*

{{Naito:  O_o???}}

Merodi no Yami:  ..........HEY!!  GREAT IDEA!  *clears throat*  OH, FOR THE LOVE OF YAMI AND YUGI!

*Yami and Yugi appeared, enveloped in a passionate embrace as Yugi nuzzled the soft crook of Yami's neck.  He let a few soft moans escape his lips, tickling Yami's skin as the pharaoh began placing gentle kisses along his aibou's collarbone, tracing a trail up the younger's neck.  Yami stopped only long enough for Yugi to shift his position, so that he was facing his guardian, before Yami let his head dip to claim Yugi's soft, sweet lips in a fiery kiss. 

{{Naito:  O_O  uh....}}

The taste of vanilla and the scent of roses excited Yami's senses, enrapturing and amazing him to no end as he groaned with pleasure.  He began to drown in the light and happiness that seemed to radiate from Yugi; he could taste the sweet purity of soul of his Hikari, could feel it as he stroked the teen, tracing intricate patterns all along his pale, soft skin.  [_Mine_,] he thought possessively as he continued to deepen their kiss.  [All mine....]

{{Naito:  O_O  ...aibou...? }}

Yugi, on the other hand, felt the pull of the darkness and welcomed it, its mysterious power enveloping them as they kissed. Dark chocolate, devil's food – they were nothing compared to the sinful taste of Yami's lips.  The smell of fire and spice acted like a narcotic to Yugi; an addiction he never wanted to break.  To him, Yami was becoming increasingly dark and sexy with each passing moment, and it only made Yugi want him more as he quickly took his hands and started moving them through Yami's hair, sending small, nerve-racking chills up the pharaoh's spine. 

{{Naito:  O_O!!!!!!!!!!}}

Yugi pulled the past-pharaoh towards his slightly smaller body as he felt himself being pushed back gently to lie on the floor, closing the gap between them.  Yami lay on top of him, growling happily and clutching him like a well-sought-after treasure as he continued kissing his counterpart.  Passionate moans could be heard from both boys as they laid there, kissing each other over and over again, making up for the long months of repressed feelings for the other. Y-*

{{Naito:  *whacks MnY with large metal staff*  HENTAI!!!  STOP IT!!!}}

Merodi no Yami:  *blinks out of daze; fluff, kissing, Yami, and Yugi all disappear*  Huh?  Wha?  *eyes water*  NOOO!!! YOU RUINED MY ULTRA-AWESOME SCENE!!!  IIIIiiiEEE!!

{{Naito: -_-  Yes, I'll admit it wasn't that bad, but I was worried you might go a little lemony all of a sudden.}}

Merodi no Yami:  O_O  ME???  LEMON???  HELL NO!!  I couldn't even THINK about doing that!!  Nope, fluff's the way to be!  ^_^  Heck, I could never write a scene explaining how they...had...uh, yeah....

{{Naito: Sex?}}

Merodi no Yami:  *blushes, looks around*  Hey, lookit that, a squirrel....

{{Naito:  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!  *rolls around on the floor laughing*}}

Merodi no Yami:  *glares*

{{Naito:  Hahahahaa, oh dear Ra, that's hilarious.  *wipes tear from his eye*  You mean to tell me you can't say "sex" without being uncomfortable??  YOU'RE A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE, for Ra's sake!!}}

Merodi no Yami:  *scowls*  Yeah?  So?  Just because I'm in college doesn't mean I partake in those little "activities"...I prefer my mind clean, thank you.

{{Naito:  Here.  *takes out book, reads title*  "Sex Education 101".  *Opens book*  "Chapter 5 – Yaoi, male/male intimate relationships..."}}

Merodi no Yami:  NO!  We just want the fluffiness, the kissing, the hugging, warm embraces!!  No "extras" in this story, please – I can't do it!!

{{Naito:  *shrug*  No matter, I'll just read it to you when you fall asleep, and let your unconscious take it from there.}}

Merodi no Yami:  O_O 

(By the way, that romance scene above is dedicated to Wolfspeaker.  Hope you liked it!  ^_^  ...of course, now I have no new descriptive words for the ACTUAL scene at the end of the story...back to the drawing board....)

Annnnd we're skipping the Disclaimer and Warnings and Key for right now, 'cause I'm lazy and tired...hope you weren't dying to read it or anything....Yeah, need sleep now. 

{{Naito:  Speaking of sleep...*smirks*  Oh, aibou...someone was mentioning that we should be a couple.... *wink wink*}}

Merodi no Yami:  Yeah, well I- *realizes what he's implying* O_O  IIiiEE!!!  HENTAI!!!!  *knocks Naito out*

{{Naito:  X_X}}

Merodi no Yami:  There.  Much better.

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Where we left off last time, because the authoress forgot YET AGAIN:

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Unbeknownst to her, a figure emerged from the shadows; his sapphire eyes gleaming in the moonlight as it filtered through the window, illuminating the form in bed.  He brushed a golden bang away from his face as he smiled maliciously.  He continued to grin with some evil purpose as he walked to stand in front of Merodi; she was snoozing lightly, and never noticed his approach.

Naito's grin became wider.  {{Hmm.  Time to have a little fun....}}

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Destinies of the Past – Chapter 6: Yami

Yugi let out a small sigh as the sunlight came streaming through the window, draping itself over the teen's closed eyelids, begging him to wake and greet the new day.  Slowly the eyes opened, greeting the sun with sparkling amethyst as Yugi turned his head to look at the clock.  [9 am?  Hmm.  Oh well, might as well not waste the day away...] he thought.  As soon as he tried to get up, however, he found himself tightly pinned to his bed by his sheets.  [Must have gotten myself tangled up in them while I was sleeping, I guess.]

[Oh well, sleeping in a little longer couldn't hurt, could it?  Besides, it's way too comfortable here for me to even attempt getting out of bed...I'll just let Yami come and wake me up.]  A small smile spread across Yugi's face as he reached for the covers circling his waist.  Half-fantasizing about his dark, mysterious, and handsome protector, it was a few minutes before Yugi realized that his sheets weren't moving, despite his tugs.  [What....]  Yugi looked down to see what the problem was.

Eyes widened at what he saw.  He blinked, rubbed his eyes a bit, then stared again, disbelieving.  The reason he wasn't able to get up that morning wasn't because the sheets had pinned him down – it was YAMI.  At some point during the night, Yami had wrapped his strong arms around his aibou as he slumbered, clutching Yugi to him like a prized stuffed animal.

[Well, at least that explains why I was so comfortable this morning – heck, I wish I could wake up like this EVERY morning....] he thought as he remembered the reason Yami was there with him in the first place – that nightmare.

"Yami?" he whispered, afraid of breaking the moment.  The pharaoh simply laid there, still in slumber.  "Yami," Yugi tried again, this time speaking a bit louder.  Instead of waking up, Yami let a small sound escape his lips before hugging Yugi tighter, trying to burrow his face into his now-blushing hikari.

[Oh, RA, why are you putting me through this torture?] he pleaded silently, looking up at the ceiling with a hopeless look.  [Oh well – how does that saying go?  Live for the moment?]  Yugi sighed, glancing down at the peaceful sight of his guardian.  He laid back down, closing his eyes to fall asleep for the second attempt, when they shot open with sudden realization.

He had to go to the bathroom.  And Yami HAD to move, or else.

Carefully, so as not to wake Yami, Yugi backed up as far as he could, until he reached the headboard of the bed, slowly slipping out of Yami's grasp.  Somehow the sleeping form knew this, for right before Yugi was about to make his escape, Yami let out a low growl as he grabbed his hikari's legs, refusing to let go.  Sighing yet again out of frustration, Yugi sat there for a minute, contemplating what to do next, while looking down again at Yami.  He couldn't help but smile at the sleeping figure. 

[Oh Yami....] he thought wistfully as he leaned over to stroke the other one's hair, brushing a few unruly bangs away from his handsome face.  The darker half's mouth turned up in a slight smile at the touch, loosening his grip on his hikari.  Yugi quickly took the opportunity to get out of Yami's grasp, scrambling away before he could be captured yet again...only to fall face-first on the floor.  [Ok, so maybe I got up a little TOO quickly....  Now, why did I need to get up again?  Oh yeah, bathroom.]  With that, he quietly ran into the adjacent room.  Exiting a few moments later, he reached into his closet to pull out a violet-colored turtleneck and a pair of pants.  After he finished changing, Yugi gave another wistful look at Yami, lying on the bed still in a deep slumber.  He pulled a few covers over him, and dared to give him a small kiss on the head before retreating to the kitchen.

Soon missing the source of heat he had been holding onto, Yami woke up shortly after Yugi left.  Not aware that he had been hugging his aibou through most of the night, he wondered why he had woken up so abruptly.  He quickly shrugged it off as he could smell something delicious cooking downstairs, making his stomach uncharacteristically grumble.  Yawning, the past-pharaoh got up, changing into a comfortable pair of blue jeans and a short-sleeved, black silk dress shirt before exiting the room, deciding to wake up Merodi before heading down for breakfast.

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"Ugh...man, what time is it?" Merodi murmured sleepily as she sat up on her bed.  Through her haze she looked around the room, trying to spy just where she had left the alarm clock last.  However, sleep was a much powerful force than her curiosity at the moment.  Not seeing the object anywhere in the general area, Merodi easily gave up and decided to get some more rest – her head was still pounding.  [Yugi and Yami will wake me up if I sleep in too late,] she reasoned.  Sighing, she let her head drop down to rest on the soft, fluffy pillow as she tugged on the sheets; her eyelids began to droop as she felt sleep about to reclaim her. 

[Hey, smart girl,] came the nagging voice in the back of her head, [since when have your bed sheets been blue?  They were white when you went to sleep!]

[What?] She asked herself sleepily.  She raised her head to turn and look at what the annoying little voice had been talking about.  It was true; the sheets were different.  And now that she thought about it, the pillow was slightly different too....

Merodi bolted up, now wide awake upon the realization that she was no longer in the room she had gone to sleep in.  She looked about frantically, quickly taking in her new surroundings. 

While staying at the Mutou's, Yugi and Yami had decided to let her use "Grandpa's" room, since they had recently found out that he wouldn't be around for the week.  However, this was nothing like the shop owner's bedroom.  The first striking thing she noticed happened to be the bed she was sitting on.  She had been sleeping on a plain, twin-sized bed before; now, Merodi found herself somewhat blocked in by the light blue drapes that fell from the top of the four-post canopy above her.  It was simple but elegant – dark, mahogany wood was used to make its frame, as golden designs traced intricate patterns up and down the surface of the posts and sides.  She tried to see what was beyond the small sanctuary through the shrouds, but could only make out the outlines of certain objects.  [Bookcase, table, dresser,] she thought as she looked around, absent-mindedly checking off all the things she could make out to calm her nerves.

Suddenly, she heard a door open to her right.  Gazing fearfully through the drapes, she could just make out the outline of a spiky-headed figure as it began to approach her bed.  Sighing with relief, she called out.  "Yami?  What's going on, where am I?"

Merodi let out a small gasp as the figure who had been approaching made no reply, but instead violently ripped the light material away that separated her from everything else.  She quickly looked up, and spied a pair of sapphire eyes.

[Oh great.]

"Naito...." she breathed, as she stared at the spirit standing over her.

{{So, you remember me?  I'm touched,}} he replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm. 

"Wh-what am I doing here?" she asked, her voice becoming louder as she gathered up what courage she had.  "What do you want from me?  Wh-"

Merodi's questions were cut short as Naito raised a hand, glowing blue and surging with some sort of magical power.  Suddenly, he released the energy, channeling it straight at Merodi.  She let out a scream of pain as the cold, cobalt energy enveloped her, piercing her very heart, before it suddenly disappeared.  She gasped; wincing in pain from both the hit and her previous injury, she turned to see Naito smirking at her, obviously happy to see her in her misery.  He grabbed her by the shoulder roughly as he began to power up for another attack, well-aware of the injury he was putting her through.  Merodi swayed as she tried to look up at her tormentor, her vision splitting.  She wanted to fight back, but the pain she was in forcefully took precedence, and the energy he had used on her left her a little paralyzed.

"W-why?  What did I do..." she began.  Just as soon as she spoke up, however, Naito let loose another ball of fiery energy, causing her insides to burn in pain.

[God, why is he doing this?  Why?  Why won't he leave me alone?  What have I done to him that he feels the need to kill me?] she thought through her pain-induced haze.

{{Why?  Simple.  You deserve it.}}

Silver eyes widened as they turned to meet sapphire.  "Wha...?"  she mumbled.  She hadn't said that out loud – how did he know-?

{{You're a friend of the Pharaoh – him and his little toy.  And THAT, baka, is unacceptable.}}

Merodi's eyes got wider as she continued to stare at the figure above here, oblivious to the new onslaught he was preparing.

{{What, you don't get it?}} he asked mockingly.  {{Don't tell me you don't recognize your own soul room.}}

Merodi's heart stopped upon hearing that last statement.  She looked at him, shock and apprehension apparent as she realized the meaning behind those words.

"You don't mean...no, you can't be...th-that's impossible!"

{{Why Merodi,}} he smirked, {{is that any way to treat your yami?}}

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Merodi no Yami:  Ok, ok, so this wasn't nearly as long as any of the other chapters, nor was it any good.  But, things really start to take off from here, and this was the only cliffhanger I could leave you with – unless I wanted to write about 5 more pages of the story – which, at this point, minna-san, I DON'T, simply because it is 5:30am and I haven't gone to bed yet.  *Sigh*

{{Naito:  Baka.}}

Merodi no Yami:  I'll agree with you there....  I really DON'T like my writing in this chapter, but hey, what are ya gonna do, huh?

{{Naito:  Burn it.  Here, let me, aibou....}}

Merodi no Yami:  *grrr*  I meant this one chapter...that doesn't mean – NAITO!!!

{{Naito: *looks up innocently*  Whaaaat?}}

Merodi no Yami:  O_O  What do you mean, WHAT?  YOU JUST TORCHED MY DESK!!!

{{Naito: *shrug*}}

Merodi no Yami:  Fine.  *pulls out skillet*  PREPARE TO DIE.

{{Naito:  Oh pulleeese.  You say that at the end of EVERY chapter.  Besides, what gives with the skillet?  Shouldn't it be a frying pan?}}

Merodi no Yami:  ........uh........ "Variety is the Spice of Life"?

{{Naito:  -_-; Baka.}}

Merodi no Yami:  *narrows eyes*  Oh look, I think I can see Dai coming....

{{Naito:  RA NO!!!  *runs, cowers in a corner*}}

Merodi no Yami:  Like I said before - much better. 

Please review, everyone!!!  Let me know how bad I did this time!!!