Pain- Betrayal and forgiveness.

Yugi looked over the mountrains and balleys before him. The reds, golds and oranges of the autumn tree's played wonderfully against the pink sky, signling dawn. He sighs deeply. Though he was happy, he missed his friends. Anzu's incouragement, Jonouchi's mindless chattering, and Honda, who always had something to say about it.

The way Kaiba felt about him was showing through the wall. Neither had figured out how, but either way, Yami and Yugi was sure of all they had done wrong, they obiviously done something right. Or else Kaiba would still be looking for the next time he ran into Yugi, and prove he was the better duelist. But now, if they dueled, it was for fun; when it was ok, they would set a stake to make things more interesting.

"Seto." Yugi whispers into the breeze. He had noticed, in the past few days, Kaiba had been more alert, more causios of where he and Yugi went. He would always go ahead, checking every hidden path.

"Hey Yug! Long time no see!" Jonouchi's voice pleasently rings through Yugi's ears. He spins around, smiling. "Where ya been? We've missed you. We've also been getting our butts kicked out there, since you left." He holds up his Dueling Glove. Only two stars are filled.

"Huh? There is another tournement?" There was never any mention of another tournement.

"Oh, it's just a practice tournement. It's being held by Masaka- Ri."

Yugi sighs. Kaiba would be here, looking for him, no doubt. "Jonouchi, I'm sorry, I don't think we should be seen talking to each other. Seto has gotten very protective here lately. I'm sorry." Yugi lowers his head, making his way past Jonouchi.

"Yug, after this pases, you'll be our friend again?" He asks as he grabs Yugi's wrist.

Hurt by his words, he yells, " Jonouchi I was always your friend! Seto Kaiba or not! And I always will be. I just need to be with him now." Yugi disapears into the forest. Katsuya Jonouchi turns to watch the sun over the mountains. He grins.

"How was that, Seto?" He begins to change shape. From Jonouchi to a taller, more muscular man. His blonde hair changes to a brown, his warm eyes change to a cold green.

"Perfect." Seto Kaiba jumps down from a nearby branch. "Just keep it up, next time, though go as Bakura. And make it more emotional." He walks through the thicket behind him, following Yugi. To comfort him, turn his heart to him instead of his friends.

* * *

Bakura looks around. He had seen nothing but forest trees for the past three days. Tracking someone like Seto Kaiba could be a very tough job. Having seen the little scean between Jonouchi-or rather the imposter- Kaiba and Yugi had thoroughly disterbed him. Yugi and Kaiba was bad enough, but the fact that Kaiba would do something like that to Yugi was worse. Didn't he know how sensitive Yugi was when it came to his friends?

Or was that what he was counting on? Was Kaiba somehow useing Yugi's emotions against him? But what about Yami? Obviously he was stronger, but why did Seto go after Yami instead of Yugi? Was he somehow useing Yugi's emotional sensitivity against Yami?

Bakura holds his head in his hand as all these questions invade his mind. "What is he up to?" He wonders out loud. He knew about Kaiba wanting his henchman taking his form, but why? He had to find out, and with an added bonus, he could help save Yami and Yugi a long bit of heartache. "All this is giving me a headache." He sighs and continues to find Seto and Yugi.

* * *

"Kaiba stop it!" Yami yells as Kaiba raises his hand above his head, and comes down hard, slapping Yami. Yami holds the side of his face as a scowl comes into form on his usually vacant face.

"Yami. I thought..." Having done what he thought was enough damage to Yami, he turns and walks to the tent they had set up together. Yami rolles his eyes as he follows Seto to the tent.

"Seto!" He stops short of the tent, seeing Seto's shadow, trembling. He could just blame it on the lanteren, but a flame could never make the sound he heard coming from the inside. He walks in, hoping to comfort him. "Kaiba?" He sits beside him, wrapping his arms around the trembling body.

"Yugi, I'm-" Yami strokes Kaiba's hair as he recovers over the unfamillar act of weeping.

"Shh... It's ok, Seto." Seto looks up at Yami, confused. Yami's eyes fill with love and compassion as he leans down and places a small kiss on his forehead.

"You," Seto's voice begins to quiver. "Forgive me for hitting you like I did?" Yami nods, smilling faithfully. Kaiba's eyes grow impossibly wide. "Why" He has to mouth the words; his voice fails him.

"Because, Seto Kaiba, I love you." Yami, still smilling, pushes Kaiba's head against his chest, rocking back and forth untill both are asleep.

Fushigi-Hmmm...Well, I dunno what to say now. Uhhh...I've got it!! Someone give me an idea for a Hikari!!! Yeah, that should make things better.