Disclaimer: I do not own any Yugioh character... this story is only fiction so don't freak out and think it's real.

Warning: This story contains character deaths and some yaoi.

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/.../ = Ryou's thoughts //...// = Yami's thoughts

It was a sunny day with no clouds for miles. Birds could be seen soaring through the blue sky, while their young happily chirped in their protective home. Butterflies glided from one flower to another while bees busily zoomed around the meadow looking for nectar to build their nest.
In a small clearing of green grass stood a young boy. His beautiful white hair swayed in the breeze. A distant voice called the youth's name, "Ryou!" The boy's big, brown eyes looked in the direction of the voice. His young, innocent face began to smile as he ran towards the owner of the voice.
"Mother!" shouted the youth as he ran into the arms of the woman.
The woman, called his mother, hugged her son as she looked down at him. "Hello, Ryou."
"I've missed you so much!" exclaimed the little boy with glee in his voice.
"I've missed you, too, son," the woman said, softly.
The young boy loosened his grip on his mother and looked up at her face. She had long, flowing silver hair that nicely contrasted her own big, brown eyes. Her smile was warm and welcoming. The youth smiled up at her as she bent down and kissed his forhead.
"I love you, Mum. I'm so glad that you're here with me. I want to stay here with you, forever and ever!" Ryou said, his eyes shining brightly.
"I love you, too, Ryou. I wish you could stay here with me forever and ever, but you need to go back."
"No!" refused the young boy. "I have nothing back there that I want! I want you!"
The woman closed her eyes as she smiled. "Ryou, are you sure you don't want anything back there?"
"Positive," Ryou said, confidence in his young, premature voice.
"Ryou, do me a favor?" asked the woman.
"Anything," answered the young Ryou.
"Look up at the sky for me," his mother's voice was calm and serene.
Wanting to please his mother, Ryou stared up at the bright, blue sky.
"What do you see?" questioned his mother.
"Nothing," replied Ryou as he continued to stare up at the endless blue.
"Keep looking," instructed the woman as she kept her eyes closed and face down towards her son.
Ryou, confused, continued to look up at the sky expecting to see something completely different than what he really saw. Four faces appeared in the sky- all of them were brightly smiling as they looked down at Ryou and his mother. His four friends, Tea, Tristan, Joey, and.. Yami, looked so happy as they all stood side by side, peering at their friend. Ryou laughed as he saw Tristan's mouth move and a very offended Joey slapped him on the arm.
Soon his friends' faces disappeared and a new face came into view. There his father was, staring down at Ryou and his mother, waving. Ryou smiled as his father attempted to slap away a bird that just flew by his nose. After the bird passed his father looked back down at the pair and continued to smile and wave.
When his father's face disappeared, something started to tug at Ryou's heart. He ignored it as a new face appeared in the blue. The sight of this new person made Ryou's heart speed up. A lump developed in his throat as he stared, wide-eyed, at the newcomer.
"Bakura?" whispered Ryou. Sure enough, Bakura was plastered in the sky looking down at Ryou. As usual, a smirk was on his ex-Yami's face. Bakura started to mouth some words that looked like, "How have you been?"
Still not over the shock of seeing Bakura's face in the sky, Ryou didn't answer his silent question and continued to stare. New words were being said from Bakura- they looked like, "I have missed you."
This triggered something deep inside Ryou. "If you miss me, come back!" yelled Ryou as he was still wrapped in his mother's arms.
More words came from Bakura's mouth- it seemed he said, "I love you, Ryou."
Ryou stepped out of his mother's grasp and started to yell up at the face of his ex-lover, "If you love me, Bakura, come back! Come back to me!"
At these words, Bakura smirked and shook his head. "Come back to me," formed out of his mouth. After he "said" this, Bakura's face disappeared and blue was left in its place.
Ryou continued to stare at the sky, hoping his Yami- ex-Yami, would come back. "Do you still want ONLY me? You don't want your friends, your father, and that man, Bakura?" asked his mother, who was staring down at her son.
"Mum, I want you," Ryou said, his voice starting to quiver. "I want you, but, I want to go back to them. I just don't want to lose you if I do go back."
"You'll never lose me, Ryou. I'll always be with you," explained his mother as she opened her arms. Ryou ran into her arms again and squeezed her, thinking that if he let go she would leave him like she did before. "I love you, Ryou."
"I love you, too, mum," said Ryou as he closed his eyes and sucked in her warmth. A part of him wanted to stay here with his mother, but another, bigger part of him wanted to go back to his friends, father, and Bakura.
Ryou felt a sensation wash over him as he felt his feet leave the ground. His eyes were still closed as he continued to hold on to his mother. He felt his lips move and he heard, "Come back. Come back to me. Come back to me, Bakura!"
As Ryou shouted these last words, he felt a rush of air on his skin and something solid was underneath his butt. Not only was he sitting up, but he was holding- no, hugging, someone. He heard familiar voices, "Is he okay?", "What's he shouting about?", and a soft voice in his ear, "Bakura?"
Afraid of what he might see, Ryou hesitantly opened his eyes. The sight he saw almost shocked him as much as seeing Bakura- almost.
"He's awake!" yelled a voice that was too much for Ryou too handle. He felt himself wince and heard the same voice apologize. The voice belonged to his friend, Joey. Joey was squatting on the ground next to Tristan. They both were looking at Ryou with worry in their eyes.
"Are you okay?" came another voice. Ryou slowly moved his eyes to the other form. There was Tea, standing up beside Joey with, once again, worry in her eyes. /Why are they so worried? Not like anything serious happened. Too weak to answer Tea's question, I just nodded my head. This gesture made me freeze in place. I had forgotten that I was um... holding someone. What made me even more nervous than actually holding them was that I enjoyed the warmth. I was a little disappointed when this person slowly moved from my arms./
"Yami?" Ryou asked, completely surprised. /When I had tried to contact him earlier, he didn't even give me a grunt or sign that he was with me!
"I'm sorry, about earlier," he apologized as if reading my mind. Wait a second.. he did read my mind! I could feel heat creep up into my face as I realized he was reading my thoughts; I had a feeling that he had also heard my earlier thoughts.../
"I was just scared, that's all," Ryou said, his face tinted red.
Confused on what they were talking about, Joey piped up, "Enough with this fluff! You're alive and that's all that matters, besides, you're the only one with Ramen. I'm hungry, lets eat!"
"You're always hungry," teased Tristan.
Everyone laughed at this comment. /It feels good to be with my friends. I'm glad that we can still joke around although Yuugi isn't with us./ Ryou frowned to himself at this thought.
//I agree with you.// said a familiar voice in Ryou's head.
/Yami? Is that you who's talking to me?/
//Yes. I am your Yami after all.//
/I feel weird to be calling you MY Yami. I'm just holding you until you reunite with Yuugi./
//If you want to think of me as Yuugi's Yami, I'm all for it. It did feel uncomfortable saying that.//
Ryou mentally agreed as he looked over to Yami, who was now standing at the end of the hall in front of the kitchen door. A shiver went down Ryou's spine as he stared into those deep, amethyst eyes; so similar to Yuugi's, but yet they had a cold edge to them. With a last glance, Yami walked into the kitchen.
All alone, Ryou buried his face in his hands. Tears started to form in his eyes as he thought about his dream. /It seemed so real.. did Bakura mean what he said? Does he love me? Do I really want to see him again? His eyes weren't as cold as they used to be. Did he change or-/
"Ryou! Get your lazy ass in the kitchen before I beat you with my Chopsticks of Death!" threatened Joey from the kitchen.
/It's great to be back./

TBC...

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