Hetty: Well, I am ready to rumble! *Cracks knuckles*

Age: *grimace* I hate it when you crack your knuckles!

Hetty: *smile* Well, I guess I feel the same way about your voice, so we're even,hehe!

Age: -_- That's not funny,hmph.

Hetty: Here's Yami with the disclaimer!

Yami: Hetty does not own Yugioh!!!

Hetty: Thanks Yami!

Yami: -_- Don't mention it.

Hetty: Here's the chappie! ^-^ What did that mean, Yami??? *Growl*

Yami: 0-0 N-Nothing...eheh..

Chapter Seven

Yami awoke, in the middle of the night, to the sound of crying.

Yami was about to get up and see what was wrong when a loud bang sounded followed by a scream!

Yami jumped, hitting his head on the bottom of the top bunk.

Yami rubbed his aching head and quietly listened, trying to figure out where the crying was coming from.

Another bang sounded and a quick flash of light filled the room and it was followed by another scream.

He slowly stood up on the edge of the bed and peeked his head over the edge of the top bunk.

Yugi was curled into a ball, shivering in fear and it looked like he had been crying.

Yami gently spoke, "What's wrong, Yugi?"

Yugi didn't answer as he trembled and whimpered in fear.

Yami pulled himself up and over onto the bed with Yugi, he sat on the bed and gently touched Yugi's quivering body, "Yugi, are you okay?"

Yugi flung himself away from Yami and yelled, "Don't kill me, don't kill me!"

Yugi hit his head against the wall and fell lifeless on the bed.

Yami paniced, grabbing Yugi and laying him in his lap, he yelled down at him, "Yugi! Are you okay?"

Yugi lay there, his hands twitching.

Yami slapped Yugi and shook him hard, "Snap out of it, Yugi! Come on!"

Yugi cringed, his eyes slowly fluttered open and he weakly tried to smile, "Yami.."

Yami felt tears come to his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Yugi's little, trembling body and fiercely held him against him, he gasped, "Yugi, don't ever do that again. I thought..."

Yugi weakly smiled against Yami's chest, "Well, one good thing is, that man didn't kill me."

Yami held Yugi out at arm's length and looked into Yugi's eyes, "Who tried to kill you?"

Yugi shrugged, "I don't know who, he's been in my dream for a long time. I keep on getting this feeling of death and fear. Everytime I dream it, the feeling gets worse!"

Yugi started to cry and pulled Yami closer to himself, "Don't leave me! Please! I don't want to be alone when it happens again! Please."

Yami felt the tears that he had been holding back for almost four years burst forth as he clung to Yugi, his cheek on Yugi's forehead, he held on to him like he would die if he let go.

Yami gasped, "I'll never leave you! Never!"

Yugi sobbed as Yami kissed him on the forehead and gently laid back on the bed, pulling Yugi down beside him.

He gently laid Yugi's head on his chest, "Go to sleep, Yugi. I am here."

Yugi smiled, closed his sparkling violet eyes and fell fast asleep, listening to the sound of Yami's deep rhythmic breathing.

Yami looked down at Yugi's beautiful face and he quietly whispered, "I love you."

Yami lay there, the feeling of Yugi's body against his as he cried.

The tears that had been trapped inside had finally been set free.

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Yugi woke up, his face against Yami's chest.

Not a bad thing to wake up to in the morning.

Yugi blushed at his thoughts and lay there, remembering what had happened last night.

Yugi was going to reach up and see if he had a knot on his head from his hit against the wall last night but was stopped short as he looked down to see Yami's hand intertwined in his, on Yami's belly.

Yugi blushed even redder as he slowly looked up at Yami, whose eyes was opened halfway with a little smirk on his handsome face, "Hello. You finally awake?"

Yugi quickly pulled his hand out of Yami's and he scooted as quickly and as far away from Yami as he could and about fell off the bed in the process, "Y-Yea, I'm awake!"

Yami had to suppress a laugh at Yugi's bewildered face, "Well, I'm going to go get dressed. I was just waiting for you to wake up, he brushed his finger down Yugi's cheek, I didn't want to wake you."

Yugi blushed even redder, if that's humanly possible, as he nodded his head and squeaked, "Okay, thank you."

Yami slowly climbed halfway down the bed and jumped off, hiding a smile as he hurried to the bathroom down the hall with his clothes in tow.

Yugi dreamily smiled as he climbed and halfway fell off his bed, lost in the moment.

Yami quickly got dressed and brushed his hair.

He reached down in his bag to find his toothbrush but he couldn't find it.

He whispered, "Must've left it at my house. I'll have to go get it, I guess."

Yami hurried down the stairs and ran past the kitchen where Yugi's Grandpa was cooking breakfast, he hurried past and said, "I've gotta go get something out of my house, I'll be back!"

Yugi's Grandpa yelled back, "Okay! Breakfast is about ready!"

Yami smiled, "Okay, I'll hurry!"

He hurried over to his house, opening the door, not even noticing that it wasn't locked.

He was about to head for his room when he felt that something wasn't right.

He stopped in his tracks as he heard a familiar, sly and cunning voice, " Yami. Nice to see you again."

Yami tensed as he felt a lithe arm encircle his waist, pulling him against the person's body, "This brings back such wonderful memories, doesn't it, Yami?"

Yami was in shock as he felt Seto kiss him on the neck, "I never thought I would see you again, I guess I was wrong,heh."

Yami snapped out of his reverie as he growled, " Seto,let me go!"

Seto smiled as he crushed Yami against him, causing Yami to gasp in pain, "Make me!"

Yami growled, "Let go of me, you snake!"

Yami stomped on Seto's foot, as hard as he could.

Seto yelped as Yami elbowed Seto in the chest causing Seto to let go.

Yami jumped away from Seto and glared at him as he favored the foot that Yami had stomped on.

Yami smiled, he guessed that he had broke a toe or two and that made him feel very happy.

Seto snapped, "You know I can sue you for this!"

Yami smirked, "It's a lot better then having your hands all over me. I would rather be in Hell then to have you touch me again."

Seto smiled, "Hell?, his blue eyes sparkled, I'll give you hell!"

Yami frowned, "What do you mean?"

Seto casually leaned against the wall, taking the pressure off his injured foot, "You said it."

Yami growled, "I don't have time for games or riddles, Seto! What did you mean?"

Seto rolled his eyes and sighed, "I'm saying that I want you back, Yami, Seto limped a few steps toward Yami, stopped a few feet away and leaned against the wall and smiled, And If you don't like it, I'll make your life a living hell."

Yami was stricken with fear as Seto leaned toward him and grabbed ahold of Yami's chin.

"I can always get rid of what's holding you back from me",Seto smirked.

Yami jerked his head out of Seto's reach and snarled, "You leave Yugi out of this! It's between you and me, Seto."

Seto smiled because he knew he had the upper hand, "I will, if you come back to me without a fight that is. If not, I'll hurt him so bad you won't be able to live with yourself again."

Yami shut his eyes against the tears as he shook his head, furiously back and forth, "Leave him out of it!"

Seto smiled as he limped closer to Yami and held his face still, "I won't. I will kill him, if he gets in my way!"

Yami surprised Seto by throwing him down to the floor and standing over him, trembling in rage, "If you lay a finger on Yugi, you're dead."

Yami ran out the door, forgetting all about his toothbrush as he tried to make it to Yugi's house before he collapsed from fear.

He ran up to the door and was about to open it when Yugi opened the door, worriedly looking up at him, "What's wrong, Yami? You look sick again!"

Yami weakly pushed Yugi aside and ignored Yugi's Grandpa's yells at him to eat something as he slowly made his way to Yugi's bedroom, where he collapsed on Yugi's bed.

Yami tried to restrain the tears but it was useless, he cried as he buried his face in the pillow.

He heard a voice and felt a gentle touch, so gentle he didn't know for sure If he had felt it or just had imagined it, "Yami, you're scareing me. What's wrong?"

Yami rolled over and looked up at Yugi's face and by the stricken look on Yugi's face, he must've looked terrible.

Yugi's voice trembled as he asked again, "What's wrong, Yami?"

Yami felt a new onslaught of tears coming on as he gasped, "Oh, Yugi!"

Yugi looked on as Yami broke down and trembled as sobs wracked his body.

Yugi surprised Yami by slipping one arm around him, with the other arm he pulled his face down to gently kiss him on the cheek, keeping his hand against the side of his face.

He looked up at him with love and concern in his eyes, "Yami, don't cry! Please! I'll do anything, just don't cry!"

Yami looked down at Yugi's face, grinned through his tears and let himself fall into his embrace, "Okay, little angel."

They stayed that way for hours, in each other's arms, not wanting to let go.

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Hetty: Ok, I just hope I don't make anybody cry too much! I'm sorry If I did! It's just it had to go that way! I'll make it more happy in the next chappie, me promise!! ^-^

Age: 0-0 You are so terrible! You made Yami and Yugi cry!!! WAAAHHH!!!!

Hetty: *sniff* Well, I hope you all like it and please review and I'll update very soon!!! ^-^

Hetty: BYE!!! ^_^