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Chapter Four – Concealed Emotions

Yuugi staring at the pages of the textbook without seeing as he nervously bit the nail on his thumb.

"Calm down Yuugi I'm sure everything is alright, I mean it's not as though Anzu didn't already know how Yami feels." Began the brunette who was starting to feel edgy due to Yuugi's influence.

"Tristan is right Yuugi, there's no need to worry old chap. Joey will make sure she's okay, she went like this before when Yami told her about his feelings being elsewhere. She was alright then, she'll be alright now."

Yuugi continued to stare unseeingly at his textbook and bite his thumbnail, he gave a small smile, "I appreciate you guys trying to cheer me up I do, but it's not really Anzu I'm concerned about. Don't get me wrong, I am concerned about her but I'm more concerned about Yami."

Seeing Tristan's look of puzzlement he attempted to explain, "Ryou will understand this, you see Tristan…when you are bonded with a millennium spirit you are able to hear their thoughts and what they feel, but this is only when they let you. Right now I'm concerned because Yami is trying to hold back his emotions but some of them are coming through to me, this means that he feels really strongly about something but he won't let me help him deal with it. He keeps telling me he is fine and that I should worry about Anzu instead then goes back to his soul room."

Ryou placed a reassuring hand on the other teen's shoulder, "I know what you mean Yuugi, but we can not help them. They are proud spirits and don't really like to accept help from anyone unless they have to, all we can do is provide a helping hand if they feel they need it."

Tristan looked at the two strangely, "You know I still don't understand this whole millennium item, spirit thing but I think what Ryou just said makes sense Yuugi."

Yuugi looked up with unshed tears glimmering in his eyes, "I am so lucky to have such friends..."

To observers the millennium puzzle gave off a faint light before Yami appeared in his spirit form with a hand resting on Yuugi's shoulder, "No…we are lucky to have such good friends Yuugi. I am sorry for upsetting you like that my friend but there was something I needed to deal with by myself."

Ryou looked at the spirit carefully, he was deceiving them about the matter having been dealt with. It was obvious from the tension in his shoulders and the set of his jaw that this was so, Yami was lying to Yuugi. But why? Ryou resolved to keep an eye on the mysterious Pharaoh lest he try to hurt his friend, and if he tried, well he had his own yami to help out.

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P.S Sorry for this chapter being so short…again.

YT