Disclaimers: I don't own Yugioh! Arg!!! How many times have I said it?

Author's notes: Okay then! I thought about this chapter for a while and how will I make this a longer one. The fact is there aren't too many ideas about a yaoi fic that comes up in my mind.

Hazeru: You can count on me for ideas!

Author: Oh no. leave me alone.

Hazeru: Leave you alone? You're a wimp when it comes to yaoi fics.

Author: Shut up! Hey! That's supposed to be MY line for you.

Hazeru: Admit it. You can't think of another idea.

Author: Shut up or I'll send you to the Shadow Realm!

Hazeru: Oh quit it. I know you can't. You're not even a yami.

Author: Actually I am.

Hazeru: Owz.! Is it true?

Author: You dare me to try?

Hazeru: Yes. I DARE you to try.

Author: Very well.

Hazeru: What?! Okay, okay, I'll be quiet. Just continue. Hey people, don't get her mad. She's dangerous when she's mad.

Author: what did you say?

Hazeru: Okay, okay! I'll zip it!

Chapter 4:

Yugi woke up fully energized the next morning. It was the day of the trip and he has a lot of things to do. It was still early and he can still prepare Yami breakfast.

Yami on the other side was long awake. He actually woke up earlier than Yugi so that he might be able to give him his gift for him.

"Hmm. Yugi should be awake now. But I suppose not yet. It seems that he's tired for all that work in helping me yesterday. Now what other things do I need for the trip?" He thought.

Actually, he was thinking of the things that Yugi might need for the trip. He didn't have the time yesterday to arrange his own things.

Yami's Pov

Hmm. I hope that Yugi already arranged his things.

Clothes? He already has. Food? Check. Reading materials? Check. Transportation.? .... He still doesn't have!

Oh well. I'll let him ride with me. The camel is large enough for two anyway.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~no Pov

Back at Yugi's place, he was at the kitchen humming sweetly while cooking his best for Yami.

"I want to cook my best for Yami so that I can repay all his goodness to me even in the least possible way as a slave. I can do nothing great for him." Yugi thought to himself.

Now for Yami's place.

He entered the royal treasury and got the box that he held yesterday. He opened it and smiled. "I really hope that Yugi would like my present."

As he got outside of the treasury, he saw Yugi walking with a tray in his hands. "Yugi? What is he doing at this early hour?" He thought. "Hey Yugi!"

Yugi looked at him. "Oh! Yami! I thought you were still asleep." He said. Yami smiled at him. "And you got it wrong. I was wide-awake before you even woke up. And uhh. what's with the tray?" Yami asked as he pointed at the tray.

Yugi blushed. "Uhh. Yami, it's for you. I planned on making you breakfast. I wanted to surprise you." Yami smiled. Yugi seemed so surprised that he didn't even notice the box that Yami held in his hand.

"Thanks Yugi! Come on. Let's go back to my room."

At Yami's room, Yugi placed the tray down the table. Yami sat down on the chair. "I hope you like it Yami. I did my best. Even though I'm not at all that good in cooking."

"Don't worry. I'm sure I'll like it. It's the thought that counts right?" "Uhh. right."

Yugi was blushing madly. Even Yugi himself was confused. He watched as Yami ate in pleasure. "I love it Yugi! You cook well!" He said.

Yugi's blush was taken over with a small smile. "Thanks."

"Uhh. Yugi?" Yugi turned around to face Yami. "Huh?" "I want to give you this." He opened the box to reveal the two necklaces.

"Here. This one's for you." Yami placed the necklace around Yugi's neck and the other one on his. Yugi was startled.

"Y-Yami. t-this is the Millennium Puzzle. It symbols the royalty of your whole clan. It is said that the pharaoh must give one of it to his closest friend and the person he trusts the most. You're giving it to me?"

"Is it obvious? Of course I'm giving it to you. You're my closest friend Yugi. To be exact, you're the first friend that I've ever had." Yami said, as he looked right directly into Yugi's eyes.

Yugi was so shocked that he can't reply. Yami giggled at Yugi's expression. "Yugi snap out of it! From now on, you're no longer a slave but my assistant. After the meeting, I'll tell the high magician to teach you magic, the second in command royal guard for horse riding and such, and I'll teach you how to fight in combat."

"Y-Y-Yami! I. I don't know what to say! Why are you so nice to me? Doing all these things for me." Yugi asked.

Yami was speechless. "I. I don't know. When I first saw you. I felt so attracted to you. I don't know why. I just. don't know."

Yugi saw the sudden change in Yami's mood. He went near Yami and without warning, hugged him. "Yami, I don't force you to blurt out answers. I was just curious. I don't want to cause your head any more pain."

Yugi himself was surprised at what he did. He has no idea on what hit him. He just felt that he must hug Yami.

Yugi just shook the emotion away and hugged Yami tighter.

Yugi's Pov

I never hugged anyone like this before. Sure I hugged my family when they're depressed. But. not like this. It felt like. I'm hugging the person that is most important to me.

I felt Yami tensed up. I was expecting him to push me away and demand on why I did it. That I have no right. But. it surprised me that he hugged me back.

"Thank you Yugi. I never thought you care too." Yami said to me. I broke the hug and looked at Yami. "Of course I care! You saved me! You took me in. You treated me not like as a slave that I am. But a friend. A family member. I appreciate it all! All that you did for me!" I blurted out.

Yami smiled at me warmly. "Thank you. You're no longer a slave."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~No Pov

Yugi and Yami smiled at each other. It is when they noticed that it was almost dawn.

"Well. Yami, if you're finished eating, I'll take the tray down. Then I'll arrange my things on the other room." Yugi said as he took the tray.

"Okay. Be careful." Yami said. Yugi smiled at him. "Yami, my room's just next door remember?" "Yes I know. It's because of your clumsiness." "I'm not clumsy!" Yugi said as he almost tripped again.

Yami laughed. "See what I mean?" "Fine. Okay. Thanks again for this Yami. I'll take very good care of it. my best friend."

Yami was startled as Yugi closed the door. "He called me best friend. I thought he wouldn't. How many times have I been startled this day anyway?" He thought as he went to the veranda and breath the fresh air.

"I'm glad I get to know Yugi. Yugi's a very nice person, and I'm glad to be his best friend."

At Yugi's place, he finished cleaning the plates and headed straight to his room. While he was packing a few clothes in a small leather shoulder bag, even he had a thought on his mind.

"I wonder. why am I blushing every time I see Yami? And why does he care for me so much? Why is he so nice to me? Sigh. I won't have answers if I just keep on thinking about it. Well. then again, the answers to my questions will come in its own time."

He gently touched the millennium puzzle that Yami gave to him and smiled. ".On its own time."

After packing, Yugi knocked at Yami's room. "Yugi, is it you?" Yami asked. "Yes Yami." "Come in."

"I'm done packing my stuffs, Yami." Yugi said. Yami smiled as he walked near. The warm smile that he always gives always reddens Yugi's cheeks.

Yugi shook it away, which caused a little trouble in his part for he's just having a little trouble with the feeling bottled up inside him for Yami, which he still doesn't understand.

"Well then, shall we go?" Yami asked as he patted Yugi's shoulder. Yugi smiled at him. "Anytime you are my pharaoh."

Author's notes: Well. how's that?

Hazeru: I do hope that you're in a good mood now.

Author: I suppose.

Hazeru: And you won't send me to the Shadow Realm, right?

Author: It depends. Just behave yourself.

Hazeru: Fine then!

Author: How's this then? I hope I did well. Reviews please! Oh! And belated Merry Christmas!