Difinity: Wow! People actually like my story!

Yami: That's a surprise.

Difinity: .__. Gee thanks. Just so you know, there WILL be some fluff in this chapter!! =D

Yugi: Wheeeeeeeee!

Difinity and Yami: *blink*

Difinity: What's w/him?

Yami: He's been eating sugar

Difinity: WHA-!?

Yami: You'd be surprised how early he gets up to eat sugar. He has an emergency bag in his pillow sheet.

Difinity: *anime fall* We'd better get him off of the roof or he'll break a leg

Yami: (OO) Especially hanging from that electrical cord, he'll get barbequed!

Difinity: I hate getting him down, go get the ladder Yami, and some rubber gloves

Yami: Right

Disclaimer:….Why do you even ask?? I don't own YuGiOh! Difinity no own! @.@

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Land of Forever

By: Difinity

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" Yami, what's the matter?" Yugi asked curiously as he tagged behind Yami. Ever since they had abandoned the table full of Yami's 'friends', Yami had a stern glare set on his face, and he took giant steps as he walked quickly to the courtyard and away from his 'friends'. Yami, feeling pure anger in his heart, also felt shame. Shame for not realizing how his 'friends' thought and acted towards other people. He never really thought about the way he and his 'friends' used to judge people by what they looked like or how the acted. But ever since he met Yugi, which was only a day ago, something changed within him. Whenever he looked in Yugi's deep, innocent amethyst eyes, he seemed to forget all of his troubles and only focused in Yugi. Only Yugi. Nothing else. His mind would fog up, and his eyes would glaze over with kindness. Yugi somehow triggered the soft side of Yami, and brought him out, showing everyone that he did have feelings and that he cared about things. How Yugi managed to do this, Yami didn't know.

" Yami," Yugi tried again. " What's wrong?" Yami finally stopped, but did not say a word. How could Yami tell him, that his 'friends' thought of Yugi as a pathetic little nitwit? That they hated him for no good reason? It would break Yugi's heart if he were to hear that. Yami voted against telling Yugi the truth, but how else could he explain his behavior? Yami mental slapped himself for over reacting and making such a big deal out of everything. With a deep sigh, Yami turned to face his friend.

" Listen Yugi-"

" Yugi?" A voice interrupted Yami and he thanked God silently for having the person interrupt him. He really didn't want to tell Yugi the truth, for fear that maybe Yugi would think that Yami hated him too, which obviously wasn't true. The voice continued to call out until its owner became visible. Trinity stood in the pathway, her eyes filled with sympathy towards Yugi. Without any words, she walked over to Yugi, and stared at him straight in the eye without flinching. Yugi, oblivious to the events that had transpired previously, stared into Trinity's eyes curiously, searching for an answer to all the confusion. He found none.

" Yugi," Trinity began. " I'm sorry for what happened back there. Those guys are jerks and they don't deserve to know a great guy like you." Yugi blinked in confusion, trying to comprehend the information that had been given to him. Trinity looked confused, and quickly grasped the meaning. " I-I just wanted to say I'm sorry they treated you so coldly." Yami nodded at her slightly, knowing that she had realized that Yami had not yet told Yugi what had really been going on back at the lunch area. Yugi did not know of the confrontation between Yami and Katsura, for he had been standing by the table, receiving the cold treatment from Yami's 'friends'. A voice called Trinity's name from the lunch area. Upon hearing the voice, Trinity turned bright red. She glanced back nervously.

" Um…so, Sorry Yugi. I-I'll talk to you later!" she said. Again someone, a guy, began to call her name. She turned even redder and she quickly ran back. Yami smirked at his friend's embarrassment, knowing well enough that Kaiba had been calling out his girlfriend's name. Yami turned his attention to Yugi, who was still confused and wondering what really had occurred. He knew Trinity had come to apologize for her 'friends' treatment towards him, but he still wondered, what had really happened when Yami was pulled away and almost got into a fight with Katsura. Yugi stared deep into Yami's ruby eyes, searching for answers to his curious questions. His curiosity begged him to ask what was going on, but Yugi fought against it. Still, eventually, his curiosity got the best of him.

" Yami, why did you and Katsura leave from the table while we were still over there?" Yugi blurted out. Yami's eyes filled with hurt, knowing that he couldn't lie to Yugi. His amethyst eyes seemed to lure him to tell the truth, the hypnotizing trance of the innocent eyes of Yugi caused Yami's knees to slightly weaken. The little one cocked his head to the side slightly, his eyes filled with wonder. Waking from his trance, Yami shamefully looked at the ground. The truth had to be spoken, for keeping it from Yugi would only hurt the boy even more.

" It's just that..," Yami tried. He found it difficult to form the words, in order to explain to Yugi in a gentle manner. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. " K-Katsura explained to me that…um.." Yami couldn't bare to tell Yugi. How could he?

" Explained what? Please tell me Yami," Yugi pleaded, his innocent eyes clouded over with sadness. Yami couldn't bare to tell Yugi, and he COULDN'T look Yugi in the eye, knowing how sad the boy looked. Yugi gave him puppy dog eyes, and Yami felt his face heat up, resulting in a light blush that spread across his cheeks. He looked away, hoping to hide his embarrassment, but mostly to hide the fact that Yami thought of Yugi's puppy dog eyes as adorable. He felt a gentle tug on his hand and sighed deeply, knowing he was beaten.

" Yugi,…Katsura told me that…that-my friends…t-they don't like you. At all," Yami confessed. " T-they hate you. E-Everyone does." Yami closed his eyes, hoping to avoid the look of hurt that he knew would spread across the younger boy's face and his innocent, angelic amethyst eyes. Silence filled the air, and nothing dared to make a sound. A chilly breeze blew by, causing Yami to open his eyes, shocked to see that Yugi no longer was with him. He searched the area, finding no trace of Yugi. Worry ripped through Yami's heart as his fear grew larger and stronger with each beat of his heart. Where was Yugi?

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The bell rang after school, and Yami's first instinct was to find Yugi. He didn't have him for his last class, so he didn't know where the boy would be. He looked around, trying to find him. Suddenly, a blur of black, blonde and ruby caught his eye. Yugi. He called out the boy's name, but that only caused Yugi to run away. Without thinking, Yami ran after him, panting as his breath began to run dry and he felt a fire burn in his chest. Still, he urged his legs to continue to run after the distressed boy, knowing fully well that Yugi did not take the news lightly. In a flash, Yami noticed that he had arrived in the park. He stopped by a bridge overlooking a lake. Yami glanced around, wondering where Yugi had disappeared to. He heard a rustle in the bushes, and saw a quick flash of rub colored hair, more than likely, it was Yugi. Yami ran there, and pushed the shrubs out of his way. Once he was through the bushes, he looked around only to see a very long stone pathway, leading almost a mile. With shock, Yami saw his friend running on the path, and suddenly disappearing into somewhere unknown. Knowing he had to find him, Yami ran after him again.

Once he arrived, Yami stopped to catch his breath. He noticed an elegant gate, which the door had been left open, just a bit, but enough for Yami to be able to open it. He did so, and walked down a few stone steps, to find a secluded area, that seemed to resemble what he believe to be Heaven.

It was a quiet, calm place, filled with flowers, and large oak trees decorated the area. There was a small pond, with water lilies floating on it's shimmering surface. The sun overlooked the area, making it seem magical and fairylike. Rose bushes surrounded the area, while thick green grass grew on the lands surface. Butterflies flew about, and settled on the flowers of many kinds. Many oak trees surrounded the area, making it look like an enchanted forest. There were so many flowers, and the air was tainted with their scent. Fireflies flew about, shining their lights in the peaceful after noon, ready to illuminate the dark night. This place was magical, even holy. Yami was breath taken. He heard a soft whimpering from not too far. He walked towards the noise, only to find Yugi sitting against the biggest of the okay trees, his knees pulled up to his chest, and his head laid against his knees. His small shoulders shook, as heart aching sobs escaped his lips. Yami walked over to him.

" Yugi…," Yami whispered. The younger boy stopped crying, and looked up at Yami with tear stained eyes. His cheeks were wet with tears, while his nose and the area between his eyes glowed a light red, obviously from crying a lot. Hurt stabbed at Yami's heart as he say Yugi in such a state of sadness. The two boys looked at each other, no one saying a word.

" What do you want?" Yugi asked softly, his voice wavered with emotion. He had trouble talking, as a thick lump clogged his throat. Yami outstretched his hand to Yugi, but he refused to take it.

" Please Yugi," Yami pleaded. The little one obliged, took the older boy's hand, and stood up. Yugi looked away, while frustration gnawed at his heart.

Yugi adverted his gaze. " Why are you here Yami?" Yugi asked in a hurt tone. Yami's face filled with guilt.

" Why did you run off?" Yami asked. Yugi's head flew up, and he glared deep into Yami's ruby colored eyes.

" You made it pretty clear that no one liked me," Yugi said, his voice threatening to break. His eyes filled with tears. " I thought you were my friend." This had broken Yugi's self-control, as he broke down and dissolved into tears. He began to cry, his innocent tears, slipping down his cheeks as he let out his hurt. Sobs escaped Yugi's lips and he began to wipe his eyes, but his tears would not stop coming. His shoulders shook and cried openly.

" I…I hate being alone…," Yugi sobbed. Yami's heart felt as if it was breaking. Without thinking twice, and wordlessly, Yami reached out and took the crying boy into his arms. He cradled Yugi close, wrapping his arms around him tightly, not wanting to ever let go. Yugi's tear filled eyes widened as Yami rested his head atop his. He held him tightly, keeping a strong grip on the boy, holding him as close as possible. Yugi's head rested on Yami's chest, and slowly, Yami began to sway side to side gently, trying to soothe Yugi. Tears slid softly down Yugi's tender cheeks, soaking in the fabric of Yami's shirt. Yami continued his rhythm, and he rubbed Yugi's back, trying to calm his tears. Slowly, Yugi's small arms encircled Yami's waist, and he then held onto the older boy tightly.

" I am your friend Yugi," Yami whispered gently. " No matter what. I don't hate you Yugi. Don't ever think for ONE second that I hate you. I'll never hate you, Yugi. I AM your friend. Don't ever forget that." Yugi nodded against Yami's chest, but neither of them moved. They stood there, in each other's arms, under the soft rays of the afternoon sun.

Difinity: Awwwwwwwww! So fluffy! *huggles Yugi*

Yugi: ^-^; *blushes*

Yami: Heh heh.

Difinity: That was so cute. *star filled eyes* *huggles Yami*

Yami: ^^;;;;;;;;;;; Heehee.

Difinity: That was cute, wasn't it guys?

Yugi and Yami: I guess..

Difinity: But that was just a little bit of fluff. Believe me, there's a LOT more fluff that will come in later chapters.

Yugi: Yay!

Yami: *blushes brightly*

Difinity: I just wanted to get this chapter out. But for now, I gots to go since I'm gonna go watch the midnight screening of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers today!

Yami: Cool.

Yugi: Can we go? *big puppy dog eyes*

Difinity: Aww…okay! Let's go!

*poof*

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