Later that day, as they appraoched Domino, Seto Kaiba was holed up in his office, trying to wade through all the paperwork. Everytime he tried to stop he kept getting distracted by painful flashbacks from the scenes with Noa...Some of which made him feel physically sick...
His Yami appeared silently out of nowhere, and stood watching the hikari, who was sat at his desk. -While everyone else is running about throwing constant parties, he's holed himself up in here...by himelf..- he felt a tug of sadness and he tiptoed across the carpted floor, then sat up on the desk right as Seto looked up to see what the sound was.
"Yami?" the light blinked as the Yami Spirit leaned forward, poking his precious Seto on the nose. "what is it?" Seto blinked, he felt a little unnerved by the sudden sneaky gleam in the Yami's sharp blue eyes, this meant trouble. Yami smiled, sitting back again "aibou-kun, your still recovering...this isnt the time to work..."
Seto sighed "but..i have to get this work done, its important..." but he trailed off a second later, as he couldn't surpress a yawn. the Yami looked at him critically "uh-huh.." he said innocently. Seto glared at him slightly.
The Yami's face turned to a look of worry, he looked at his still slightly pale aibou "Seto-kun...i don't like the idea of you getting sick again...that.." Kaiba's glance shot up again to look directly at Set, he sounded so...so worried? The spirit reached out and gently brushed a hand across Seto's cheek, letting it remain there as he spoke again "please rest..this 'work' stuff wont fade away or die...itll still be here..but your body's been through enough, please..."
Such similar blue eyes bored into his, Seto sighed "uhm..." he felt his face go red as the Yami scootched closer, and had to look down at his laptop to prevent any further blushing. "Please..at least lie down..." the spirit pleaded..Seto sighed, still unable to look up...
The warm hand resting on his face began gently brushing his skin again. He looked up, still finding the warmth a strange feeling. The laptop bleeped, but he didnt hear it, he couldnt seem to name that look on Yami's face, the way he was smiling very slightly....
"uh.." Seto blinked, torn between telling the spirit to leave, he wanted to work, or just sitting here a little longer...no more of those vicious memories assualting him...Set's hand shifted to his neck, where the spirit tried to gently massage the pain there away.
Seto closed his eyes, feeling a slight shiver go down his spine, "mmrhh.." he said, oddly enough this felt comfortable, the usual pains in his shoulders and neck were gone, if just for a moment...-perhaps..i was wrong..- he thought -about all this..perhaps..- he actually stopped typing, leaning slightly into the random massage..
Set smiled, the smile increasing a little as Seto made that cute little noise. "feeling better aibou..?" he murmerred, pausing in his occupation. Kaiba blinked, opening his eyes again, looking a little annoyed Set had stopped..Then he regained his usual expression, "y-yeah.." he managed, going red again at the momentary weakness..but was it? this still confused him...
He looked down at his laptop, his mind so filled with confusion he didnt hear Set shuffle even closer. He looked up, ready to say something, but got a slight surprise. The Yami spirit had scooted very close to him. Now he leaned forward, and as seto looked up, the Yami kissed him happily.
Seto blinked, going deep red. -How is it..- he closed his eyes as the the Yami's hand pressed into his back -he can get so close...yet it doesnt scare me..?- this seemed to be the most confusing question of all, one that always made him feel strange...
The Yami pulled away from him, smiling at hikaris slightly muddled expression "sorry aibou...i found it hard to resist when you were looking so cute..." he smiled happily, causing Seto to go even redder "anou....ah.." the light blinked...again unable to say anything for some reason.
The laptop, seeming almost irratated its owner was neglecting it, beeped again, and the cute trance like state between the two was broken again. Seto leant forward to resume his work, and Yami saw this as his last chance to help his precious hikari get better. he hopped down from the table, slamming the laptops top part down as he did.
As Seto realsied this,and opened his mouth to say something, the Yami quickly slipped an arm around his back, the other under his legs, and picked him up easily in his arms. Kaiba goggled "y-yami!" he squeaked, blushing like mad "pumme down!! right now!!" but his authortive tone didn't seem to work on Yami as it did on staff, scaring them witless...
Yami merely gave the wriggling aibou a stern look, Seto discovered now the Yami was surprisingly strong. "no. YOU, my precious light, are going to bed. and RESTING" he put heavy emphasis on the words as he carried the complaing Seto over to the bed. He kicked the covers off, then laid him carefully down, and smiled "..get some sleep love..", as, before seto could sit up aagin, he pulled the warm quilt up over his waist. Kaiba went pink "Set.." he said, about to try and reason with the nutball spirit so he could get back to work, but then just sighed, curling onto his front, closing his tired eyes.
He felt slight ashtonishment the next second,as Yami sat on the edge of the bed, and his hands strayed down setos back, and the spirit began massaging the tired muscles. His whole body froze automaticlly, with the primary feeling of fear..but instead of going with his first reaction, as he usually did, he forced himself to try and relax, wanting the continuing pain from his long work hours to fade..just once, just for a while...
Yami smiled as his hikari's body at first seem to become even more tightened up, but then, as he persisted, in the hopes of easing his precious love's pain, the other relaxed. "Thats better..just relax, your tired my love.." the Yami his mission to ease the pain from the aibous back. A few minuties later he noticed Seto hadnt tried to get up and run back to laptop again.
He blinked, and leant forard, lifting the brunettes hair from his face...he smiled. The light was asleep at last, his breathing nice and even, strands of soft chcolate brown hair falling across his delicate pale skin. He sighed happily, glad he had finally been able to help his precious hikari...
He slid bck onto the chair kaiba kept by the bed, and sat there to watch over the hikari. Soon enough, he fell aslepe himself....
An hour later Kaiba stirred, he opened his eyes, seeing the Yami had fallen asleep sitting up again. -Why isnt he lying dow-oh..- he sat up, remembering his was the only bed in the room, and his face went red -but..we.i..that time..- he recalled how they'd fallen asleep..and found his face almost flame red. "urk.." -he stayed beside me, sitting there, because...was he afraid id think he was trying to hurt me..?- then another voice piped up -but thats how you WOULD react Ice-prince, youd've freaked, thinking he was gonna hurt you..-
"ahh.." seto shut his eyes, trying to deal with the conflicting emotions inside him...he swung the cover off, planting his feet on the floor, pushing himself onto his feet...
Set jerked awake the moment his precious love moved, he blinked, panicing -he needs to rest more!- so he got up "aibou, you need to-" at the same time Seto said "Yami i'm-" but that wasnt all that happened next. The Yami took a step forward, tripped over the chair leg, and the pair fell back onto the bed, Seto trying to stop them falling.
At the end of it, what happened was they ended up in what was a VERY suggestive position on the bed, with the Yami crouched over Seto. The hikari went a deep shade of red...staring in total, uncensored embarassment at his other half "uh.." Yami just blinked at him, then; "you're nice and warm.." which only made Seto feel..
Here Seto felt lost again, everytime they got even further messed up together, instead of feeling angry, seto found he felt comfortable in the yami's arms, and then...he shut his eyes -hel...why is all this happening, i mean..we ended up like this by accident, why is it making me feel weird..- above him, the Yami blinked, tilting his head quzically at the aibou under him "Seto-kun?" thinking his light was hurt he leaned even further forward, bringing them even clsoer, trying to determine what was causing the conflicting emotions over Kaiba's face..
Seto blinked, eyes snapping open and widening slightly at the now seriously deminished distance between them. "uh..i-i-im f-fine..." he stammered, face red now. Yami smiled, then kissed him...deeply. Kaiba felt his face grow hot again, knowing he must look like he had a bad tan with the colour he'd gone..
"seto-kun?" the yami leanded back a little "uhm..am i making you uncomfortable?" seto opened his eyes again "ah...i-i...uh..uhm.." before he could finish speaking, there was a loud banging, followed by "oi, kaiba, i need ta ask ya somethin'!" they both blinked, then yami, almost regretfully it seemed, hopped back, allowing the hikari to sit up.
"yeah?!" Kaiba yelled, "what?!" recognising the voice as Joey's "Can we use the dinal hall to hold a duel, its too cold outside.." Kaiba blinked "Go ahead" he called, going re dagain as yami niched himself closer to him, he heard joey yell "'fanks!" before running off, and he turned back to yami, coming face to face with him, as he felt arms slide around his waist. Biting his lip, and as the yami looked at him quizically again, he leaned up and kised the yami back, for the first time eevr, it had been from him..
Set stared, then held seto closer as the bright red-faced duelist gave him a gentle, almost nervous kiss. "aiou-kun.." he smiled as the pulled apart a little...Kaiba always seemed to be blushing now, and he seemed totally different to the act he ut on around the others, jumpy, nervous...shy?
as he pondered Seto sighed, "i think..i-ill go see whos dueling.." set followed "okay...". The two walked in comparative silence, seto still trying to clear his off the feelings that had suddenly cropped up, all because of a slight wrong movement, a fall...
Joey and Yugi were surprised when the two Kaiba's tured up, and while Yami seemed his usual cheery self..Seto seemed distant somehow, staring at the duel, but the way his hair kept falling in his eyes, it was a miracle he could see anything..
10 minutes later Kaiba sighed "im gonna go get a snack." he murmerred..his yami squeezed his hand "ok..". Seto smiled faintly and wandered off, somehow finding the canteen on auto-pilot. he wasnt the only one intent on a snack though..little Yugi was there too..he'd gotten hungry watching his partner duel, and was raiding the cupbaords for snacks..
He turned round, seeing who it was "oh, hey Kaiba-kun!" Kaiba just nodded dimly, sighing slightly, just standing there..leaning on the counter..Yugi blinked "Kaiba-kun? whats whats the matter, you seem a little..bothered..." Seto sighed "eh.." Yugi sidled up to him, plopping himself up on a stool.
"Whats the matter? can i help?!" Kaiba looked at the smaller duelist, "please Kaiba-kun?" Yugi asked, smiling hopefully at a chance to talk to the usually cold duelist "i wont tell Yami or anyone.." Seto knew this to be a deep promise..and, in a rare moment of total confusion, blurted out the whole story about his Yami.
"Nhn....i dont know why, but theres something to do with him which keeps making me feel weird. i dont like unexplainble things like this..it was only an accidnet, he tripped up trying to help me.." his face went red again and he began to regret saying anything, but Yugi was surprisingly honest to him. "He loves you, that much is clear..Yami said Set admitted it to him one morning, hes really in love with you..."
Kaiba suddenly found the floor very fascinating, but it finally hit home..hearing the short little duelist confirming the spirirts feelings about him. "Hhe..r-really..." he trailed off "nrg...im not used to dealing with such...." he looked up, trying to find a word "-risky- emotions...how, i dont want to risk any more of, not after gozaburo."
Yugi nodded, patting Kaibas arm, worried about how closed Seto seemed to the idea of someone loving him "i know...but Yami has nothing but what seems to me..to be pure adoration and protective feelings too..for you only.." Seto loked at him, indecision stil haunting him, Yugi smiled at him as he hopped down "dont be afraid of what everyone else thinks and does...do it for yourself, give yourself a chance...i know Set wouldnt ever do anything to harm you, my Yami said he can tel just from the aura he gives off..."
As the short kid wandered off, Seto blinked, leaning back on the counter "Yami-kun.." he murmered, feeling some of the fog around his mind had been lifted. "He..he's in love with me? that deep..- he blushed, now realising how distant he must have seemed after that incident -i mustve made him feel really awkward...maybe Yugi's right..i feel..like Set's promise is true...i can beleive him..
He took a deep breath, then his eyes widened slightly as he realised onelast thing -i havent actually told him..how I feel yet..i have..to say something...-
-I have to..-
((AN: Waii! Argatou =) im so glad you all Read and Reviewed, ths chappie is dedicated to all of you! im moving house at the mo, so all these reviews gives me a lot to keep working towards!))
His Yami appeared silently out of nowhere, and stood watching the hikari, who was sat at his desk. -While everyone else is running about throwing constant parties, he's holed himself up in here...by himelf..- he felt a tug of sadness and he tiptoed across the carpted floor, then sat up on the desk right as Seto looked up to see what the sound was.
"Yami?" the light blinked as the Yami Spirit leaned forward, poking his precious Seto on the nose. "what is it?" Seto blinked, he felt a little unnerved by the sudden sneaky gleam in the Yami's sharp blue eyes, this meant trouble. Yami smiled, sitting back again "aibou-kun, your still recovering...this isnt the time to work..."
Seto sighed "but..i have to get this work done, its important..." but he trailed off a second later, as he couldn't surpress a yawn. the Yami looked at him critically "uh-huh.." he said innocently. Seto glared at him slightly.
The Yami's face turned to a look of worry, he looked at his still slightly pale aibou "Seto-kun...i don't like the idea of you getting sick again...that.." Kaiba's glance shot up again to look directly at Set, he sounded so...so worried? The spirit reached out and gently brushed a hand across Seto's cheek, letting it remain there as he spoke again "please rest..this 'work' stuff wont fade away or die...itll still be here..but your body's been through enough, please..."
Such similar blue eyes bored into his, Seto sighed "uhm..." he felt his face go red as the Yami scootched closer, and had to look down at his laptop to prevent any further blushing. "Please..at least lie down..." the spirit pleaded..Seto sighed, still unable to look up...
The warm hand resting on his face began gently brushing his skin again. He looked up, still finding the warmth a strange feeling. The laptop bleeped, but he didnt hear it, he couldnt seem to name that look on Yami's face, the way he was smiling very slightly....
"uh.." Seto blinked, torn between telling the spirit to leave, he wanted to work, or just sitting here a little longer...no more of those vicious memories assualting him...Set's hand shifted to his neck, where the spirit tried to gently massage the pain there away.
Seto closed his eyes, feeling a slight shiver go down his spine, "mmrhh.." he said, oddly enough this felt comfortable, the usual pains in his shoulders and neck were gone, if just for a moment...-perhaps..i was wrong..- he thought -about all this..perhaps..- he actually stopped typing, leaning slightly into the random massage..
Set smiled, the smile increasing a little as Seto made that cute little noise. "feeling better aibou..?" he murmerred, pausing in his occupation. Kaiba blinked, opening his eyes again, looking a little annoyed Set had stopped..Then he regained his usual expression, "y-yeah.." he managed, going red again at the momentary weakness..but was it? this still confused him...
He looked down at his laptop, his mind so filled with confusion he didnt hear Set shuffle even closer. He looked up, ready to say something, but got a slight surprise. The Yami spirit had scooted very close to him. Now he leaned forward, and as seto looked up, the Yami kissed him happily.
Seto blinked, going deep red. -How is it..- he closed his eyes as the the Yami's hand pressed into his back -he can get so close...yet it doesnt scare me..?- this seemed to be the most confusing question of all, one that always made him feel strange...
The Yami pulled away from him, smiling at hikaris slightly muddled expression "sorry aibou...i found it hard to resist when you were looking so cute..." he smiled happily, causing Seto to go even redder "anou....ah.." the light blinked...again unable to say anything for some reason.
The laptop, seeming almost irratated its owner was neglecting it, beeped again, and the cute trance like state between the two was broken again. Seto leant forward to resume his work, and Yami saw this as his last chance to help his precious hikari get better. he hopped down from the table, slamming the laptops top part down as he did.
As Seto realsied this,and opened his mouth to say something, the Yami quickly slipped an arm around his back, the other under his legs, and picked him up easily in his arms. Kaiba goggled "y-yami!" he squeaked, blushing like mad "pumme down!! right now!!" but his authortive tone didn't seem to work on Yami as it did on staff, scaring them witless...
Yami merely gave the wriggling aibou a stern look, Seto discovered now the Yami was surprisingly strong. "no. YOU, my precious light, are going to bed. and RESTING" he put heavy emphasis on the words as he carried the complaing Seto over to the bed. He kicked the covers off, then laid him carefully down, and smiled "..get some sleep love..", as, before seto could sit up aagin, he pulled the warm quilt up over his waist. Kaiba went pink "Set.." he said, about to try and reason with the nutball spirit so he could get back to work, but then just sighed, curling onto his front, closing his tired eyes.
He felt slight ashtonishment the next second,as Yami sat on the edge of the bed, and his hands strayed down setos back, and the spirit began massaging the tired muscles. His whole body froze automaticlly, with the primary feeling of fear..but instead of going with his first reaction, as he usually did, he forced himself to try and relax, wanting the continuing pain from his long work hours to fade..just once, just for a while...
Yami smiled as his hikari's body at first seem to become even more tightened up, but then, as he persisted, in the hopes of easing his precious love's pain, the other relaxed. "Thats better..just relax, your tired my love.." the Yami his mission to ease the pain from the aibous back. A few minuties later he noticed Seto hadnt tried to get up and run back to laptop again.
He blinked, and leant forard, lifting the brunettes hair from his face...he smiled. The light was asleep at last, his breathing nice and even, strands of soft chcolate brown hair falling across his delicate pale skin. He sighed happily, glad he had finally been able to help his precious hikari...
He slid bck onto the chair kaiba kept by the bed, and sat there to watch over the hikari. Soon enough, he fell aslepe himself....
An hour later Kaiba stirred, he opened his eyes, seeing the Yami had fallen asleep sitting up again. -Why isnt he lying dow-oh..- he sat up, remembering his was the only bed in the room, and his face went red -but..we.i..that time..- he recalled how they'd fallen asleep..and found his face almost flame red. "urk.." -he stayed beside me, sitting there, because...was he afraid id think he was trying to hurt me..?- then another voice piped up -but thats how you WOULD react Ice-prince, youd've freaked, thinking he was gonna hurt you..-
"ahh.." seto shut his eyes, trying to deal with the conflicting emotions inside him...he swung the cover off, planting his feet on the floor, pushing himself onto his feet...
Set jerked awake the moment his precious love moved, he blinked, panicing -he needs to rest more!- so he got up "aibou, you need to-" at the same time Seto said "Yami i'm-" but that wasnt all that happened next. The Yami took a step forward, tripped over the chair leg, and the pair fell back onto the bed, Seto trying to stop them falling.
At the end of it, what happened was they ended up in what was a VERY suggestive position on the bed, with the Yami crouched over Seto. The hikari went a deep shade of red...staring in total, uncensored embarassment at his other half "uh.." Yami just blinked at him, then; "you're nice and warm.." which only made Seto feel..
Here Seto felt lost again, everytime they got even further messed up together, instead of feeling angry, seto found he felt comfortable in the yami's arms, and then...he shut his eyes -hel...why is all this happening, i mean..we ended up like this by accident, why is it making me feel weird..- above him, the Yami blinked, tilting his head quzically at the aibou under him "Seto-kun?" thinking his light was hurt he leaned even further forward, bringing them even clsoer, trying to determine what was causing the conflicting emotions over Kaiba's face..
Seto blinked, eyes snapping open and widening slightly at the now seriously deminished distance between them. "uh..i-i-im f-fine..." he stammered, face red now. Yami smiled, then kissed him...deeply. Kaiba felt his face grow hot again, knowing he must look like he had a bad tan with the colour he'd gone..
"seto-kun?" the yami leanded back a little "uhm..am i making you uncomfortable?" seto opened his eyes again "ah...i-i...uh..uhm.." before he could finish speaking, there was a loud banging, followed by "oi, kaiba, i need ta ask ya somethin'!" they both blinked, then yami, almost regretfully it seemed, hopped back, allowing the hikari to sit up.
"yeah?!" Kaiba yelled, "what?!" recognising the voice as Joey's "Can we use the dinal hall to hold a duel, its too cold outside.." Kaiba blinked "Go ahead" he called, going re dagain as yami niched himself closer to him, he heard joey yell "'fanks!" before running off, and he turned back to yami, coming face to face with him, as he felt arms slide around his waist. Biting his lip, and as the yami looked at him quizically again, he leaned up and kised the yami back, for the first time eevr, it had been from him..
Set stared, then held seto closer as the bright red-faced duelist gave him a gentle, almost nervous kiss. "aiou-kun.." he smiled as the pulled apart a little...Kaiba always seemed to be blushing now, and he seemed totally different to the act he ut on around the others, jumpy, nervous...shy?
as he pondered Seto sighed, "i think..i-ill go see whos dueling.." set followed "okay...". The two walked in comparative silence, seto still trying to clear his off the feelings that had suddenly cropped up, all because of a slight wrong movement, a fall...
Joey and Yugi were surprised when the two Kaiba's tured up, and while Yami seemed his usual cheery self..Seto seemed distant somehow, staring at the duel, but the way his hair kept falling in his eyes, it was a miracle he could see anything..
10 minutes later Kaiba sighed "im gonna go get a snack." he murmerred..his yami squeezed his hand "ok..". Seto smiled faintly and wandered off, somehow finding the canteen on auto-pilot. he wasnt the only one intent on a snack though..little Yugi was there too..he'd gotten hungry watching his partner duel, and was raiding the cupbaords for snacks..
He turned round, seeing who it was "oh, hey Kaiba-kun!" Kaiba just nodded dimly, sighing slightly, just standing there..leaning on the counter..Yugi blinked "Kaiba-kun? whats whats the matter, you seem a little..bothered..." Seto sighed "eh.." Yugi sidled up to him, plopping himself up on a stool.
"Whats the matter? can i help?!" Kaiba looked at the smaller duelist, "please Kaiba-kun?" Yugi asked, smiling hopefully at a chance to talk to the usually cold duelist "i wont tell Yami or anyone.." Seto knew this to be a deep promise..and, in a rare moment of total confusion, blurted out the whole story about his Yami.
"Nhn....i dont know why, but theres something to do with him which keeps making me feel weird. i dont like unexplainble things like this..it was only an accidnet, he tripped up trying to help me.." his face went red again and he began to regret saying anything, but Yugi was surprisingly honest to him. "He loves you, that much is clear..Yami said Set admitted it to him one morning, hes really in love with you..."
Kaiba suddenly found the floor very fascinating, but it finally hit home..hearing the short little duelist confirming the spirirts feelings about him. "Hhe..r-really..." he trailed off "nrg...im not used to dealing with such...." he looked up, trying to find a word "-risky- emotions...how, i dont want to risk any more of, not after gozaburo."
Yugi nodded, patting Kaibas arm, worried about how closed Seto seemed to the idea of someone loving him "i know...but Yami has nothing but what seems to me..to be pure adoration and protective feelings too..for you only.." Seto loked at him, indecision stil haunting him, Yugi smiled at him as he hopped down "dont be afraid of what everyone else thinks and does...do it for yourself, give yourself a chance...i know Set wouldnt ever do anything to harm you, my Yami said he can tel just from the aura he gives off..."
As the short kid wandered off, Seto blinked, leaning back on the counter "Yami-kun.." he murmered, feeling some of the fog around his mind had been lifted. "He..he's in love with me? that deep..- he blushed, now realising how distant he must have seemed after that incident -i mustve made him feel really awkward...maybe Yugi's right..i feel..like Set's promise is true...i can beleive him..
He took a deep breath, then his eyes widened slightly as he realised onelast thing -i havent actually told him..how I feel yet..i have..to say something...-
-I have to..-
((AN: Waii! Argatou =) im so glad you all Read and Reviewed, ths chappie is dedicated to all of you! im moving house at the mo, so all these reviews gives me a lot to keep working towards!))