Yugi: How's your head?

Yami: Very painful.

Mijikai: That was fun. We sould do that again.

Yami: Oh, really?

Mijikai: Enjoy the second part! (Runs out of the room while dodging flying bricks) ***************************************************************

Mijikai: Happy Valentines Day! (Or it was like four days ago) And in honor of that holiday I present the next chapter. (sorry but I will find time for the reviews but thank you sooo much. Sorry, but I wasn't able to type up a holiday story for that holiday accasion)

Yami: (clicks tongue) Laaaazzzyyyy!

Mijikai: Am not!

Yugi: Calm down Mijikai.

Mijikai: He started it.

Yami: Naaaa! (Sticks tongue out)

Mijikai: Not fair! Let me at him!

Yugi: Want to be my date for a late valentines day?

Mijikai: (blush) Okay. Can are reviewers come?

Yugi: Sure! I'll even make Yami go with some if they want.

Mijikai: Ha!

Yami: Nooooooo!

Mijikai: Stop being a poor sport. Enjoy chapter!

Yami: Ahhhhh!

Yugi: (grabs the back of his jacket and has a temple popping out) Your not going any where lover boy.

Yami: ARG!

Mijikai: I'll even let you have your choice if you want to date someone else. (winks) ****************************************************************

They appeared in an empty space, where time was of no matter and light and darkness were clashed. The silence was suddenly interupted as a scream ripped through it and they turned quickly. Yami lunged as he grabbed the small boy from furthing damaging himself at the rough landing, and quickly dodged some kind of beam that blasted the spot he had been previously standing in.

"Give me the boy," came an evil icy voice.

Seto and Ryou stepped in front of Yami and stood in a fighting position with their swords out. They saw a mass of darkness that rumbled and moved like a huge wave. Ryou held his hand out and an orb of light appeared in his hand and he threw it at the mass before them. There was a scream and hiss as the darkness backed off slightly. Seto charged for it, and jumped upward. He brought his sword down on it and a hiss was heard. Suddenly, the shadow drew up and slammed into him and he fell to the ground, as he cried out when claws ripped into his fleash. Then we was brought up and thrown back.

"Seto..." Yami heard Yugi mumble.

Ryou held out a hand as the darkness started advancing closer.

"Light illumination!"

Light shimered from his palm and the darkness writhed and started retreating back.

"The light! The light!" it hissed.

Ryou gasped as a grip grabbed his ankle and was pulled down. He landed on his back, knocking the air from his lungs. The grip tightened and blood dripped. He was lifted up and thrown, just like Seto and landed right beside him.

"Ryou..."

The two struggled up and lunged with their swords. Once they landed, they started hacking through the darkness, but they didn't notice a shadow spill under their feet. They were flipped and fell on their backs. The dark mass started for Yami, once the two obsticules. He placed Yugi behind him and pulled out his sword out. Once it started nearing him, he slashed at it and dodged the blows that the darkness threw. An unsuspecting blow hit him on the head, and he crashed to the ground, if you can call it that. He felt a grip tighten around his throat and choked. He barely made out Ryou and Seto in the darkness also choking as they clawed at their nexts to ease the pain in their throat. More of it continued towards Yugi, as Yami felt himself being covered with it.

"Yugi!" He choked.

It enloped him.

"YUGI!" ****************************************************************

"Oh, kami," said Anzu.

"What?" asked Jounouchi.

"Yugi. He's...not breathing."

"What!" everyone shouted.

Sugoroku hurredly checked Yugi's pulse and was depressed she was right. But wait. He felt a pulse. Not a normal heart beat pulse, but magic energy. It was becoming clearer and clearer.

"This is our only hope," he thought.

He looked at the trio. Anzu was weeping, while Jounouchi and Honda looked away as they cried silently. Sugoroku took a deep breath and turned to face them.

"Yugi isn't dead," he annonced.

They snapped their heads up at him.

"What do you mean?" asked Jounouchi, as he wiped tears off his face.

"Have you heard of magic?"

Everyone nodded.

"Everyone who has magic has two pulses. One is the heart beat pulse, like we all know and another is a magic pulse. If it's beating its regular, like a heart pulse then there's a chance he may come back. Just hope."

"How come I didn't feel it?" she asked.

"Only people who are capable of magic can feel it."

"You can do magic?" asked Honda.

"Hai (yes), but I rarely show it for earth isn't a very magical place."

"Come on Yug," pleaded Jounouchi. ****************************************************************

"Yugi!" he choked out again. "Iie! (No)"

"We have the boys spirit. He will stay with us. Hahahahaha!"

"Iie! (No)" and a black aroma surrounded him. "YUGI!" and the grip was realeased.

He stood up, once he was let go, as he concentrated for the energy pulse. A faint glow came from the darkness, and Yami blasted it away.

"Yami!"

He saw Yugi sinking and was reaching his hand out, trying to reach him. Yami grabbed for his hand, but suddely fell as a blow knocked him. His crimson eyes flashed angrily and forced his way through as the darkness started enloping him. He barely saw Yugi's hand and grabbed it, straining against the force of the darkness holding him back. He tried pulling it, but it seemed the dark was trying to suck him in.

"His spirit is ours."

"Iie!!!" and he pulled Yugi even harder.

Yugi suddenly came through and landed into Yami's arms. He started crying silently.

"Shhhhh. It's okay. You're safe now."

"You may have saved him, but we got these two."

They held Ryou and Seto up and Yugi gasped.

"NO!" Yugi cried out.

He started crying even harder.

"Ryou! Seto!"

A glow emitted from his body and Yami's dark aroma started growing stronger it fed on the pure magic. He held Yugi close as he held one palm up.

"Mystical dark aroma!"

A black beam was blasted from his hand and a light was wrapped around it as it was speeding head on. It hit the darkness, and it screamed and hissed and light exploded inside of it. The Light gleamed as it destroyed the darkness and both disappeared. Yami collapsed to his knees and put a hand down to support himself, as his other hand held Yugi to him tightly.

"Yami?" Ryou asked quietly, but also weakly.

He took a deep breath and stood bakc up. He laid Yugi down on soft light that appeared at his command and walked to the two.

"Let's hurry before Yugi wakes up."

And they left. ***************************************************************

They appeared back into the room and everyone's eyes turned to them.

"Jijian, Ryou and Seto need some medical attention."

Sugoroku nodded and started tending it. Yugi sat up and rubbed his eyes as he yawned.

"Yugi!" Anzu cried out and hugged him.

Jounouchi and Honda hugged too. Yugi blinked, a bit bewilded.

"You worried us sick," she said, as she cried.

"Good to have you back Yug," said Jounouchi.

"Glad you're alright," said Honda.

Yugi smiled and few tears trickled down his face. He felt loved. Like a real family. Once they let go, Seto and Ryou had there turn in hugging Yugi.

"So you're okay?" Seto asked.

"Yep," Yugi chirped.

"I'm glad," said Ryou and hugged him harder.

"Really?"

"Really, really."

They let go. Sugoroku hugged Yugi and Yami kissed him on the cheek and wrapped his arms around him.

"I'm glad you're in fine health again," whispered Yami.

"Me to. That almost made me loose my mind."

"We wouldn't want that, would we?"

Yugi laughed.

"You would love to see me jump off a bridge."

"I would not," he protested.

Yugi smiled, as Yami laughed and hugged him closer.

"Thanks everyone," Yugi said. "I haven't really had a nice family, but this is even better. I apprecitate you all. Arigato (thank you)."

Everyone smiled.

/Aishiteru Yugi/

//You really mean it?//

/Yes, I do/

//Arigato Yami// and yawned as his eyes dropped and soon he slumbered.

Yami smiled, he knew Yugi was tired and knew sleep would help him heal him faster.

"It's true, I love you, but do you love me?" Yami thought. ****************************************************************

Mijikai: I know, I know. It's short. Or at least shorter then my usual chapters. And I'm sorry. Luckily the next chapter should be entertaining.

Jounouchi: Speaking of short, Yugi! How tall did you grow this week?

Yugi: Leave me alone!

Jounouchi: Okay shorty, er, I mean Yugi.

Yugi: (runs away crying into his room)

Yami: (crackles knuckles) Get ready to fight.

Jounouchi: Uh, oh. MMMOOOOOOOMMMMMMYYYYYYY!!!

(Note:

One: If rating should be changed please let me know. I've been growing concerned for that.

Two: I think some of you asked me to read your stories but I haven't, so if you can, please retell me and I'll check them out this time! Promise. And if there are other's, please let me know. Then my guilt can rest. Thanks!)