Chapter: 2
Innocence
"Yami! YAMI! Wake up!" Yami awoke not to his name, but with the violent shaking he was receiving. After his mind registered what was happening, it was clear someone was trying to wake him up. It also took him some time to realize it was morning.
"What is it, my Aibou?" He said softy, his face clearly reading 'sleep'. He got up and put a hand to his head.
"I had to sleep on the couch last night." Yami noticed that Yugi had a rather unpleasant look to him.
"And why is that?"
"You fell asleep in my bed! I tried to wake you up but you just were in too deep a sleep."
A blush crept up on Yami's cheeks. He scratched his head and stuttered a few unrecognizable words. "Ah... gomen, gomen. I shouldn't have been lying in your bed in the first place. I guess I was so tired... I must have stumbled into the wrong room and thought it was my bed."
Yugi gave a frustrated sigh. But his annoyed expression soon took on one of concern. "Are you alright Yami?" Now, Yugi was quite aware that he had posed the same question last night. However, since Yami was now more 'awake' than he had been, he might have a different answer. But to Yugi's dismay, the response remained the same.
"I'm fine Yugi. Don't worry about me."
Yugi sat down on the edge of the bed. "But... you just seem so tired lately... like you're fatigued or stressed about something."
Yami bit his lip. He obviously couldn't just go out and say, 'Oh yeah, Yugi, I'm seeing Kaiba by sneaking out at night and that's why I'm always so tired.' There was no way in the seven hells he was going to say that.
Yami gave a faint smile and pat Yugi on the head. "I'm just fine little one. Now you stop worrying about me. Who's supposed to be protecting who here, hm?" His faint smile turned into a beautiful grin, and he playfully ruffled Yugi's hair, which earned him a lively chuckle from the boy.
Yugi nodded. "Alright Yami. I won't worry."
Without warning Yugi caught his dark in a tight embrace. Yami pat Yugi on the back, feeling somewhat special for the fact that someone cared about his well being. Yami smiled even wider, if that was even possible, and pulled away from his young light. Without warning he leaned in and gave Yugi a gentle kiss on the cheek. Yami, who didn't know well of his customs, thought this was an appropriate gesture. But his features went from happy to concerned when he saw that Yugi was staring at him in disbelief. He waved a hand in front of the little one's face.
"Yugi?"
Yugi snapped back into reality when he heard his name. "Yami, what...?"
Yami grew confused. "Did I do something wrong?" He put a hand to Yugi's head. "Are you feeling well?" With no answer, Yami reached over and started to tickle Yugi violently in the ribs.
Strident laughter filled the house as Yami continued his assault on Yugi's stomach. Yugi was now rolling on the floor, trying to push Yami's hands away from his ticklish spot. Yami, too, had lightly joined in his laughter. Meanwhile, Yugi tried to form words. "Yami! Ahaha... stop it! Hahaha..... THAT TICKLES!"
But of course, Yami showed no mercy. He continued to tickle up his sides, and then started at his neck. He gave Yugi one last tickle at his stomach before stopping and playfully poking at his nose.
"You feel better now?" He asked Yugi as he stood.
Yugi let out one last chuckle. "Of course!" He took the hand that Yami outstretched to him and stood as well, trying to regain his composure.
Yami pat Yugi on the shoulder before starting to leave, but his wrist was grabbed before he could do so. "Are you *sure* you're okay?" Yami grinned inwardly before turning around and looking into the shining eyes of his other half. He teasingly flicked the end of his bangs.
"Trust me. I'm perfectly alright." He flashed Yugi a beaming smile before turning on his heel and leaving.
After he left, Yugi collapsed on his bed, realizing the events that occurred... and how romantic it all seemed to him.
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MB: Err.... the chapters are getting shorter than the last story, aren't they? O_o; Well rest assured, they will get longer, it just took me a few chapters to get this fic started. Once I get the story rolling it will all get back to normal. ^_^ Enjoy!
Innocence
"Yami! YAMI! Wake up!" Yami awoke not to his name, but with the violent shaking he was receiving. After his mind registered what was happening, it was clear someone was trying to wake him up. It also took him some time to realize it was morning.
"What is it, my Aibou?" He said softy, his face clearly reading 'sleep'. He got up and put a hand to his head.
"I had to sleep on the couch last night." Yami noticed that Yugi had a rather unpleasant look to him.
"And why is that?"
"You fell asleep in my bed! I tried to wake you up but you just were in too deep a sleep."
A blush crept up on Yami's cheeks. He scratched his head and stuttered a few unrecognizable words. "Ah... gomen, gomen. I shouldn't have been lying in your bed in the first place. I guess I was so tired... I must have stumbled into the wrong room and thought it was my bed."
Yugi gave a frustrated sigh. But his annoyed expression soon took on one of concern. "Are you alright Yami?" Now, Yugi was quite aware that he had posed the same question last night. However, since Yami was now more 'awake' than he had been, he might have a different answer. But to Yugi's dismay, the response remained the same.
"I'm fine Yugi. Don't worry about me."
Yugi sat down on the edge of the bed. "But... you just seem so tired lately... like you're fatigued or stressed about something."
Yami bit his lip. He obviously couldn't just go out and say, 'Oh yeah, Yugi, I'm seeing Kaiba by sneaking out at night and that's why I'm always so tired.' There was no way in the seven hells he was going to say that.
Yami gave a faint smile and pat Yugi on the head. "I'm just fine little one. Now you stop worrying about me. Who's supposed to be protecting who here, hm?" His faint smile turned into a beautiful grin, and he playfully ruffled Yugi's hair, which earned him a lively chuckle from the boy.
Yugi nodded. "Alright Yami. I won't worry."
Without warning Yugi caught his dark in a tight embrace. Yami pat Yugi on the back, feeling somewhat special for the fact that someone cared about his well being. Yami smiled even wider, if that was even possible, and pulled away from his young light. Without warning he leaned in and gave Yugi a gentle kiss on the cheek. Yami, who didn't know well of his customs, thought this was an appropriate gesture. But his features went from happy to concerned when he saw that Yugi was staring at him in disbelief. He waved a hand in front of the little one's face.
"Yugi?"
Yugi snapped back into reality when he heard his name. "Yami, what...?"
Yami grew confused. "Did I do something wrong?" He put a hand to Yugi's head. "Are you feeling well?" With no answer, Yami reached over and started to tickle Yugi violently in the ribs.
Strident laughter filled the house as Yami continued his assault on Yugi's stomach. Yugi was now rolling on the floor, trying to push Yami's hands away from his ticklish spot. Yami, too, had lightly joined in his laughter. Meanwhile, Yugi tried to form words. "Yami! Ahaha... stop it! Hahaha..... THAT TICKLES!"
But of course, Yami showed no mercy. He continued to tickle up his sides, and then started at his neck. He gave Yugi one last tickle at his stomach before stopping and playfully poking at his nose.
"You feel better now?" He asked Yugi as he stood.
Yugi let out one last chuckle. "Of course!" He took the hand that Yami outstretched to him and stood as well, trying to regain his composure.
Yami pat Yugi on the shoulder before starting to leave, but his wrist was grabbed before he could do so. "Are you *sure* you're okay?" Yami grinned inwardly before turning around and looking into the shining eyes of his other half. He teasingly flicked the end of his bangs.
"Trust me. I'm perfectly alright." He flashed Yugi a beaming smile before turning on his heel and leaving.
After he left, Yugi collapsed on his bed, realizing the events that occurred... and how romantic it all seemed to him.
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MB: Err.... the chapters are getting shorter than the last story, aren't they? O_o; Well rest assured, they will get longer, it just took me a few chapters to get this fic started. Once I get the story rolling it will all get back to normal. ^_^ Enjoy!