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Chapter 4: Sweet Embrace

A few weeks after recovering in the hospital, Yugi was well enough to go home. Everyone was excited and thanked Kami that Yugi didn't die. The only one not celebrating was Ryou. He was still upset about Seto's death. Fortunately, Yugi was given the day off from school so he could rest. It was rather fun actually because he was served his meals in bed and his friends came over to visit. Ryou explained that they were Guardians sent to protect him, even if it meant with their lives.

Not exactly listening to Ryou, Yugi was still trying to come up with an explanation as to why that vampire looked so much like him and if he could be changed and be good. A touch of Ryou's hand snapped Yugi back to the conversation. "As I was saying, the reason Yami attacked you is because you are a hikari." said Ryou. "What's a hikari?" asked Yugi. "A hikari is an entity with powers of kindness and innocence. You, in particular, are a very powerful hikari. That's why we were sent here to protect you. Wherever a yami destroys, a hikari heals."

What Ryou just said set Yugi's mind into motion. If he really was as powerful as Ryou said he was, he was confident that he could change Yami. Having made up his mind to leave that night, Yugi headed towards the cemetery and try to reason with his deadly look-alike. It didn't take him long to find Yami's resting place, but being in this graveyard was sent chills up Yugi's spine. As he approached it, the door opened slowly and out stepped Yami, eyeing Yugi hungrily. Momentarily forgetting about his powers as a hikari, Yugi stood there, frozen with fear. Yami smiled as he closed in with teeth bared and licking his blood-stained lips. /I'm going to make your death slow and painful. / hissed Yami.

Yugi closed his eyes and put his arms around Yami's waist and embraced him. At that moment, there was no movement; no sound. Just the two of them; one embracing the other. Yami was confused. Was this the boy's last act before being utterly destroyed? And what was this strange emotion he was feeling? Feeling caught up in this emotion, he almost forgot his mission. Thinking that this was some kind of distraction, Yami pulled out Yugi's embrace and smacked him to the ground. Yami was furious. /You actually thought that embrace would save you? You've got some nerve! For that.. / He was unable to finish his threat because Yugi got back up and hugged him again. As he was holding Yami, bright glow appeared between the two boys' chests. It was Yugi's power entering Yami. //Aishiteru, Yami. // whispered Yugi before he passed out.

Seeing his chance to indulge himself in Yugi's blood again, he inched his way to Yugi's neck. But something stopped him from his venture to the neck and he headed towards Yugi's lips. He had the sudden urge to see what Yugi tasted like. Yami placed his lips passionately on Yugi's and said, /Aishiteru, chibi hikari. / Yami picked up the sleeping Yugi and carried him home. When he got to Yugi's room, which got into through the window, he placed Yugi on the bed and pulled up the covers. "I don't know what you did to me, but I like it." Yami snapped his fingers and was gone. ************************************************************************ Awww!! Yugi's being kind and gentle. How sweet!! ( Please R&R