Difinity: Well, I'm back with an all new chappy!

Yugi: Oh goodie

Yami: *cheers, but obviously less than thrilled*

Difinity: Ahem! Oh Tea….!

Yami and Yugi: (OO) *shut up*

Difinity: ^_^ That's good. I'll do that more often!

Yami: *puppy dog eyes* Please don't…

Yugi: Have mercy!

Difinity: *chuckles* Fine, but only if you say the disclaimer

Yami and Yugi: *sigh* Difinity doesn't, hasn't, or will she ever own YuGiOh, in this world, or the next, in any galaxy or universe, in Heaven or in Hell

Difinity: ((OO)) Oh yeah, that REALLY makes me happy. *sarcastically*

Yami and Yugi: ^_^;

Difinity: Well, may I present chapter 2! Enjoy!

A/N: Just for fun, a guest appearance will be made. If you've read my first fanfic, you'll know who she is. Just so you know, what happened in my first fic has no effect in this fic at all. So what happened between her and Yami, never happened here. K? Enjoy!

"……" is talking. '…..' is thinking

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Land of Forever

By: Difinity

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The next morning, Yugi sleepily opened his eyes and glanced over to his clock. He yawned and shut his tired eyes once more. He snuggled closer to the blankets, enjoying this moment of bliss, but knowing that he would have to wake up and walk to school. A gentle knock at the door woke him again. Yugi moaned in answer to the person, which was his grandpa. Yugi heard his grandpa say something to him, but it slurred in his mind, due to his sleepiness. Yugi's thoughts drifted away in a blanket of fog, as his mind trailed and trail far off. Memory began to fill his mind and homesickness began to eat away at his heart. For one so young, he didn't have a fairy tale life. His parents were gone and he had been ripped away from all he ever knew and loved. Yugi's opened wide as he sat up in his bed, clutching his forehead. Depression washed over him as he got ready for school. Once dressed, he went downstairs and grabbed his book bag as he headed for the door.

" What about breakfast Yugi?" his grandpa asked worriedly. Yugi shook his head.

" No thanks Jii-chan. I…I'm not hungry," Yugi replied, grabbing the doorknob and heading outside. He shut the door, and closed his eyes, trying to hide the pain that began to tear at his heart. No one understood, and Yugi felt completely alone. So very alone. Suddenly, he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned around to gaze up at the smiling face of Yami.

" Hey Yugi, you wanna walk to school together?" he asked kindly. Yugi beamed at him and nodded his head excitedly. Yugi let go of the door knob, and together, he and Yami walked to school, strolling under the light rays of the spring sun. The sky was a bright blue, and the clouds were big and fluffy, adorning the sky with their various shapes and sizes. Birds flew by, singing their songs and floating in the light breeze. Yami and Yugi walked in silence, but it was the kind of silence where you could take the time to hear nature's sounds and not feel awkward.

" So…Yami," Yugi tried to start a conversation. " What are you doing after school today?" Yami thought for a minute before answering Yugi's question.

" Nothing really. Why?" he asked. Yugi looked a bit shy. " Come now, Yugi. Why? Do you want to do something together after school?" Yugi looked away in embarrassment. He nodded his head. " Well, what do you want to do, then?" Yugi pondered this carefully. He wondered what he and his new friend could do together. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.

" Yami, do you like Duel Monsters?" Yugi asked. Yami's eyes lit up and his looked very excited.

" Of course!" he exclaimed happily. " Who doesn't?!" Yugi smiled brightly at his excited friend, and giggled slightly. Yami made a face, which cause Yugi to laugh even more. The two began to joke around and scheduled a duel that afternoon. To Yugi, everything was beginning to look his way. He found a wonderful friend and no one had been bullying him at school or teasing him. Some people were very kind and nice, but still didn't invite Yugi to hang out with them, which Yugi excused. Still, having Yami for a friend was more than he could have ever asked for. Once the two arrived at school, they both decided to go to class earlier and sit around at their desks until the bell rang. (A/N: Just basing this on my own experiences at school. We usually have to hang around outside in the lunch area till the bell rings to go to 1st period) Some people roamed the halls, and unfortunately, the three biggest jerks in school were standing by the trophy case. They were on the football team, and were very dangerous. Two of them had already been arrested for assaulting another student, but the school board had ruled it that they be let back into school, to which the principal objected to. Yami had dealt with them before, and they surprisingly stood no match against him. The three laughed and glanced over at Yami, who walked calmly by them. But Yugi, seeing the size and caliber of the three young men, walked behind Yami, clinging onto his uniform jacket. The three boys saw this, and decided to have a little "fun". The grabbed Yugi by the collar and dragged him backwards. Yami had known Yugi was hanging onto his jacket, and was startled by the tug from behind him. He whipped around to see the gang huddling around Yugi, and the poor innocent boy shaking in fear in the middle of the circle.

Yami stalked back to the group and pushed his way to Yugi. He stepped in front of the frightened boy and glared at the three jerks.


" What do you guys think you're doing?" Yami hissed at the three numskulls who attacked Yugi. They just laughed at Yami, and glared dangerous glares at Yugi, who shrunk back behind Yami. Yami, following their gaze, stepped forward in a threatening manner. " Who the hell do you guys think you are!?" Yami almost yelled. " Leave him alone or else you have to answer to me again!" The biggest in the group laughed.

" Oh please Yami, last time, you just got lucky," he mocked. A low growl passed through Yami's lips. The bully raised an eyebrow.

" Don't push me to far, Uremeshi," Yami growled. (A/N: Just a made up bully. ^_^) Uremeshi glared at Yami with a fire blazing in his cold eyes. Yugi stood behind Yami, quivering in fear. Yugi felt Yami grab his arm gently and lead him away from the tension-filled circle of boys. Yugi noticed that Yami was no longer head to class, but to the outside courtyard. Once outside, Yami sighed and glanced over at Yugi who shook slightly from the recent event. Yami blinked as he looked thoughtfully at the quivering boy. Yugi gazed up at Yami and ruby met soft amethyst. They stared at one another for a minute, before Yami broke the silence.

" Are you all right?" Yami asked a still shaken-up Yugi. The smaller boy nodded silently. His eyes were clouded over with fear and confusion. He leaned back against the very same tree sat the previous day. Yugi shut his eyes and sighed, trying to dispel the fear and shock that was still roaming his nerves and body. He tried to calm his nerves, but they felt like they were going to jump out of his skin and run away. And he couldn't stop shaking. Why was this happening to him? Why? Yugi was lost in his thoughts when he was startled by the feeling of a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to gaze deep into Yami's luring ruby eyes, which were shaped in a fierce manner, but held compassion and sympathy in them. Both boys stood that way, neither of them speaking, just gazing into one another's eyes. The slight spring breeze blew by, yet that did not faze them. The silence drifted and continued, only to be broken by the harsh ring of the bell. Both boys jumped at the sudden ring and smiled slightly at one another.

" Are you sure you're okay, Yugi?" Yami asked, obviously still concerned. Yugi nodded with a sure smile, hoping that Yami would believe that the fear that was still in him had gone away.

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Once after 4th period, Yugi and Yami walked out into the lunch area. Yugi was headed for the courtyard again, while Yami was headed off to a table with all of friends. Seeing Yugi walk in another direction, Yam jogged after him, inviting Yugi to meet all of his friends. Yugi reluctantly accepted the offer, feeling nervous and always having the fear of rejection embedded in his gentle heart. Though Yami assured him that it would be okay that he were to join him and his friends, Yugi still was hesitant about saying yes to Yami's generous offer. Finally, Yugi accepted and he shyly tagged along after Yami towards a table full of guys, and a few girls. Yami approached the group with a grin, and Yugi hung onto the back of Yami's shirt, too shy and embarrassed to see eye to eye with anyone at the table.

" Hey guys," Yami greeted his friends with a grin. The others smiled at him, while a few girls looked curiously at the boy hiding behind Yami. Surprisingly enough for Yugi, he noticed the same friendly girl from his first day of school sitting at the table. Her emerald eyes lit up, and her long chestnut colored hair floated in the light breeze. She smiled brightly at Yugi, who still didn't let go of Yami's shirt. Yami followed the girl's gaze.

" I see you've found Yugi, huh Trinity?" Yami said gently, hoping Yugi would get over his shyness and come out. Trinity smiled and nodded her head, thinking how innocent it was that Yugi was so terribly shy. Yami asked Yugi gently if he would please let go of him, and face his friends. Yugi shook his head noticeably. Yami continued to ask him gently, as one might address a child, but still Yugi would refuse. Yami laughed slightly, his eyes softening each time he would ask Yugi. Trinity gazed up at Yami, surprised that he could be so gentle and kind. She had known him since the 6th grade, and he was always so serious, cold and sometime hateful. She wondered, why was it that Yugi managed to break through all that and cause Yami's more gentle side to be shown. She smiled again.

" Y-Yami I've changed my mind, let's go back to the courtyard," Yugi whispered. " I-I don't want to meet your friends." Yami was almost shocked that he suddenly felt Yugi shaking. The smaller boy trembled in fear, what fear, Yami did not know.

" Yugi please..," Yami whispered back. There was something about Yami's gentle tone that hit something in Yugi's heart, that which he ignored. Yugi slowly released his grip on Yami and reluctantly walked forward to face Yami's friends. They all gave Yugi curious stares, some blinked, other snickered. So even glared at the nervous boy. He only found one kind stare, that which came from Trinity. She smiled kindly, like a mother would smile at her beloved child, or like a sister would at her younger brother. Yugi smiled shyly back at her, but felt intimidated by the cold stares he was receiving from the others

" Everyone, meet Yugi," Yami announced. That didn't make the situation any better. A friend of Yami's stood up, walked over to Yami and pulled him away for a minute, far enough so that Yugi was out of earshot. He glared at his friend.

" What are you doing Yami?" he asked viciously. Yami gave him a confused stare.

" What do you mean? What the hell did you bring me here for, Katsura?" Yami return Katsura's vicious tone. Katsura's eyes narrowed dangerously.

He gestured his head over to Yugi. " Him," Katsura almost spit out the word. " Why'd you bring him to us? You expect us to like him or something?" Katsura had a tight grip on Yami's collar, but Yami shrugged him off. Yami's eyes turned cold, and a fire began to blaze in them. Yami wondered why it matter so much as to why his friends didn't approve of Yugi. Did it matter? Once they got to know him, they'd like him as much as Yami did.

" What does it matter?" Yami threatened. " What's so wrong about me bringing Yugi over?"

" Look at him!" Katsura spat. " That pathetic little thing!? He looks like a 2nd grader! Yami, think of what you hanging around him will do to your reputation. You'll be named a loser for life for hanging out with that dumb kid!"

" Watch your mouth, Katsura," Yami's hand shot out and he gripped Katsura's neck tightly. " I don't care. It seems to me, you're the discriminating type. Why I ever hung out with you, I don't know. But you're disgusting, Katsura." Yami shoved his friend away from him, to angry to even glance over in his direction. Yami marched back to the table and took a hold of Yugi. Anger blazed in Yami's heart.

' They've obviously had been talking about Yugi.' Yami thought angrily.

" Come one Yugi, let's go," Yami said fiercely. Yugi looked surprised but didn't ask any questions as he followed Yami to the courtyard. The two walked quickly, away from Yami's friends. Trinity stood and looked at the two. She glanced at all of her friends in confusion.

" Wh-What happened?" Trinity asked worriedly. Katsura came back, while adjusting his jacket from its previous wrinkled state.

" Yami's ticked off because I told him to get rid of that dumb kid," Katsura said through gritted teeth. Trinity whipped around to face him, her eyes filled with shock.

" What did you say?" she asked.

" I told Yami to get rid of that Yugi kid. He's an embarrassment. If we were to hang around that kid, just imagine what everyone would say!" The entire table nodded in agreement. Trinity's expression turned to one of disgust.

" I can't believe you all!" She said. " How can you say that about Yugi? He's so nice!" Her friends looked surprised.

" I guess we didn't tell her about what we thought of him," one of the girls in the table said. Trinity's eyes widened.

She walked off, only to turn around and glare at her 'friends.'

" I'm not going to hang around a bunch of discriminating losers like you," she spat. Trinity turned on her heel, and walked off to go apologize to Yugi. All her friends stared at her, shocked and dumbfounded.

Difinity: Weeeeeeeeee! I know, you might be wondering; Does Trinity like Yami? Yami, what's the answer?

Yami: NO!

Difinity: Why?

Yugi: Because she's dating Kaiba!

Difinity: Right! No, she won't come in between Yugi and Yami.

Yugi: In fact, she'll actually-eep!

Difinity: *glomps Yugi* Don't give away the story! She won't be in it very often, I just needed someway to end the chapter. ^_^

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