Disclaimer: I don't own yugioh

( * thoughts are from yami to yugi and ~ thoughts are from yugi to yami. All other thoughts have '' around them)

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Serenity was finally getting her bandages taken off her eyes today. Tristan was especially happy because he had slowly fallen in love with Serenity during all the time they spent talking while she was in the hospital. He would finally be able to see her eyes, and she see him after so many years. They would be able to hang out too without the usual restrictions.

"I'm so excited! Only 1 hour until we go see Serenity!" Tristan grabbed Joey on the shoulders and shook him.

"Will you stop talking about her already? It's getting old." Said Joey, annoyed.

Tristan opened his mouth to say something but Tea popped in, "How do you know she'll even like you in 'that' way?" she raised her eyebrows

"I hope she will-and if she doesn't she's missing out"

Tea gave Tristan a funny look.

"And besides, who can resist me?" Tristan said smiling

"Only all the girls you've met so far" Joey said, laughing

Tristan gave Joey a dirty look, "That's not very nice! Or true!"

"Prove it" Tea said mockingly while smiling

Tristan fell silent. Joey and Tea gave each other winning looks.

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With Yami's help Yugi had almost mastered the power of his millennium puzzle. Yugi understood a lot of things now. He knew about Yami's past, how the millennium puzzles came to be and many other things.

Yami could now leave Yugi's body and the millennium puzzle to become his own entity. Yami no longer had to be with Yugi or in the puzzle all the time but if they were apart too long Yami would grow weak. They both depended on each other for physical as well as moral support.

Right now Yami was off somewhere outside. Yugi felt it un-needed to ask where he was going because if Yami got in any trouble he would just communicate with him through their minds. Yugi's millennium puzzle allowed them to do that as long as he had the puzzle with him.

Yugi was very thankful for finding his millennium puzzle and Yami. Yami had given him so much help and support through hard times. It was nice having someone to talk to when his friends weren't around.

Then a thought came to his head.

*'Yugi I love you'

'that must have been from Yami, but why? Why would he say that to me?'

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Yami was out taking a walk feeling the early winter wind hit his face. Small raindrops started to fall onto him. He let his thoughts run through his mind. No matter what he thought about it always seemed to lead back to Yugi.

'ah my little Yugi - so cute the way he moves, the way he speaks, the way he is.'

Yami found him almost irresistible. It was becoming harder and harder for Yami to conceal his feelings from Yugi. He just wanted to hold Yugi's little body and kiss his tender lips. He had such sweet beautiful puple eyes. Yami just wanted Yugi to know so badly. He so desperately wanted to say something but he knew that he shouldn't. While thinking about his hikari he accidentally let his thoughts slip into the communication line with Yugi.

*'Yugi I love you'

Yami realized what he had done.

'I have finally told Yugi how I feel, but how will little Yugi respond? I wish I could take what I said back. I don't want to hurt my little Yugi, he doesn't deserve to be in this kind of situation...why? why did I tell him that?'

~'Yami! Yami! Was that you?'

Yami hesitated to say anything but he knew he had to face his feelings.

' I have to say something! Anything..'

~'Yami?'

*'Yugi! I'm sorry if that scared you, but, but I just wanted to tell you-'

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"I hope Yugi and Yami get here soon. There's only half an hour until we have to leave for the hospital!" Tristan sounded really anxious.

"Yeah I'm getting worried. They said they'd be here 15 minutes ago." Tea replied worriedly.

"How do Yugi and Yami always get us worried about them?" Joey said

"Let's head over to Yugi's" said Tea

"But what if they show up while we're gone?" asked Tristan

"We'll leave them a note." Quickly Tea scrawled a quick note on a post-it.

Yugi and Yami we have gone to your house and if you are reading this we're waiting for you there. -tea, joey, and Tristan

Tea made sure to stick the note on the outside of the door after Tristan and Joey had walked out and she had shut the door behind her.

They all got up and grabbed their coats, heading for the door.

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Bakura laughed evilly.

"hahaha my plan is perfect!" he chuckled, "I'll get that puzzle and I'll get it soon! Then I will be one step closer to ultimate power! Once I get all of the millennium items there is no one that can stop me! Not even that little brat Yugi and his friends. Soon The whole gang of them will be here to pick me up and little Yugi won't know what's in store for him tonight! Ha ha ha ha I will have what I want soon!"

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*'-I really care about you Yugi. I don't know how you feel about me but I know I think that you're a beautiful boy with a gentle heart. Just how you are has made me fall in love with you'

There was a moment of silence and Yami started to get worried.

~'Wow Yami. I have felt kind of the same. I've always looked up to you and have had some strange feelings. I never really knew what they meant until now. Sometimes I would even hide from you afraid that I might say something stupid. Sometimes I've even had dreams about 'us' I've always suppressed it though. I know I shouldn't stuff down my feelings. But I was afraid of what you would think of me. Afraid you would want to leave me forever.'

Yugi was glad to finally get that off his chest and so relieved that Yami felt the same way.

Then Yugi heard a knock at the door.

~'Hang on Yami, someone's here'

*'okay my little Yugi. I'm on my way home now'

Yugi walked to the door and opened it up.

"Hey Joey, Tristan, Tea" he said their names as they walked in the door. "What are you guys doing here?"

Joey fell on the floor and then jumped up "ahhh don't you remember? We have to go see Serenity get her bandages off her eyes today!"

"Yea, hey, where's Yami, yug?" asked Tristan

"oh, he went on a walk, but he's on his way home" Yugi said

"Well he better get here fast cuz we only have 15 minutes before we have to leave" said Tea worried

" oh don't worry we can just drive fast. Hehe. No, really I'll tell him right now to hurry up" said Yugi

~'Yami, how long until you get here?'

*'About 20 minutes'

~'That's too long, we have to go see Serenity remember? You have to be here in about 15 minutes so try to hurry.'

*'I think I can do that'

~'and Yami, I love you'

*'I love you too squirt'

As Yami headed home he began thinking 'Is this too soon for Yugi? Does he really love me? Or does he just feel obligated to say that he does? Have I forced something upon him that he's not ready for? I wonder if I may have scared him...I'll have to talk to him about this as soon as possible.'

"Hey guys is Bakura coming?" asked Yugi

"oh, shit! We were supposed to pick him up!" yelled Tristan, "I'll go right now and pick him up. Joey I'm taking your car so give me your keys"

Joey fished through his pocket for his keys and threw them to Tristan, "Hurry!"

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