Title: Losing, and Loving

Genre: Drama / Romance

Summary: Yugi and Yami are living together. Yugi has a job at Kabia Corp, and Yami is working at the Game Shop. Everything seems to be going great, that is until...

Chapter Eight

Seto could do nothing, he was stunned. If the bomb had been for Yugi, then how did it tie in with the bomb in his office? Did they have anything to do with each other? So many questions began to form in his head.

Yugi was still kneeling on the ground, with his hands holding his eyes. He looked as if he was urging the tears to stop flowing. His body was shaking with every sob.

"Yugi?" Seto final managed.

"Just leave me alone!"

"Please let me help you. Yami would not want you to be like this." He pleaded.

"Yami isn't here anymore!" Yugi screeched, tearing his hands away from his eyes.

Yugi stared into Seto's eyes. Although Yugi sounded angry, his eyes gave him away like always. In them he could see all the pain, and the strength Yugi had.

"I know you are hurting, but I also know you are not one to give up so easy." Scolded Seto.

"I..." Yugi stuttered, at loss for words.

Seto slowly ventured closer to Yugi. "I know you can get through this, and I want to help." He pleaded.

He stepped over the knife, and knelt in front of Yugi.

"Please Yugi. Everyone is worried. We all want the old Yugi back. Let me help you. I want the old Yugi back."

"Seto I.." Yugi looked up into Seto's eyes.

"Shhhh. It's OK."

He opened his arms letting Yugi take shelter in them. They stayed in the floor of Yugi's apartment for what seemed like hours. Neither one moving until the legs of Seto began to fall asleep.

"I think I need to get up. If I don't I may never walk again." This got a chuckle, a small one, from Yugi.

It was music to Seto's ears. Hearing that sound let him know that Yugi would be OK. Not right away of course, but he would be OK.

Almost a week later Yugi could be found up and about early Monday morning. After much urging from Seto, and his friends Yugi had decided it time to get back to work. Not only to keep his mind busy, but rent was coming up.

After stuffing a piece of toast down his throat, and grabbing the keys, Yugi made it out the door with time to spare. Driving to work on time seemed strange to him. Usually he would be a little late, after trying to get Yami out of bed.

FLASHBACK

"Come on Yami time to get up."

"Mmmmmmm..." was the response Yugi got from the lump of blankets.

"I mean it Yami. I have to get to work." Yugi scolded harshly.

"No"

"That's it! I have had it!" Yugi yelled.

Yugi left the room, but only for a minute. He came back, and without further thought grabbed the blankets, revealing a boxer clad Yami.

"Hey, I am trying to..." That was as far as Yami got, before he realized what was in Yugi's hand.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Yami screeched, as Yugi poured ice water on his head.

"There, now I hope you learned your... No stay away. Help!"

Yami had jumped out of bed, and started the chase. Yugi ran into the kitchen where he was chased around the table, then into the small living room.

"Now you're cornered. I will tickle you until you turn blue!"

"No please I am sorry!" Yugi pleaded while trying not to laugh.

END OF FLASHBACK

Before Yugi knew it he was pulling into his parking spot at Kaiba Corp. Taking one last look at himself in the side mirror, he took a deep breath before heading towards his office.

"Good morning Yugi."

"Nice to see you."

"Hello Mr. Motou."

These plus several others, Yugi received as he made his way to the elevator. Stepping inside the glass box, he pushed the button, and waited patiently for it to stop on the right floor.

"Ah, Good Morning Yugi. It is good to see you. I hope that you are feeling better?" Shelly, Seto's secretary, asked.

"Hello Shelly. I am feeling better, thank you."

Yugi gave a polite nod, and then turned towards Seto's office. Upon reaching the door to his office, Yugi took in a deep breath. Slowly letting it out, he lightly knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Screeched Seto.

"I think I may have picked a bad time to come to work." Yugi mumbled.

Taking one more deep breath, Yugi pushed open the large wooden door. Stepping inside he found Seto yelling into his cell.

"I don't give a rats ass, I need it today! I don't care! I need it now send it over or your fired!"

"I really think firing him would be a bad move on your part. Many people are talking of quitting due to the bomb."

"What? Oh, Yugi, I didn't hear you come in."

"Who could with all the yelling you where doing." Laughed Yugi.

Seto smiled at the sound of Yugi's laughter.

"So how do like my new office?" Seto asked. "I know it is not quite done yet, but..."

"It suits you. I take it Mokuba helped in this?"

The hole in Seto's office was now fixed. You could not tell that there had once been a huge crater in it. The setup was mostly the same. His desk being by the window, the couch was positioned on the wall closet to the door, and on the opposite wall were his filing cabinets. What was on the other wall across from the cabinets is what was new.

Instead of just a television, it now contained a very high tech setup. There was the standard television, along with DVD player. A playstation two was visible, plus many games and movies.

"I hope that this means Mokuba will be coming around more often."

"Yes, he helped. We made a promise to visit each other more often. He left yesterday." Seto said sadly.

"What is this though?" Yugi asked.

To the right of the television was a huge white sheet, hanging from the ceiling, to the very bottom of the floor.

"Ah, well that is a surprise." Seto smirked.

"A surprise for who."

"Well you see Mokuba had this strange idea that you could use a new office also."

"Huh, a new office, but I don't understand what this has to do with my office." Yugi questioned.

"Why don't you pull the sheet down, and see for yourself."

Yugi gave Seto a questioning stare before moving closer to the sheet. He lifted the white fabric in his hand, and ran his fingers over the smooth cotton material. Glancing back at Seto once more, and receiving a nod, he gently yanked at the sheet. It fluttered slowly to the floor revealing a large wooden door.

"I don't understand?"

"Go on through the door." Seto pushed.

Yugi placed his hand on the knob, and gave it a turn. It was locked, and didn't budge.

"It's locked." Yugi said turning around to find Seto dangling a key in front of him.

Taking the key Yugi turned the knob again, this time opening it. Yugi walked into the room with Seto right behind him. Inside Yugi stopped dead in his tracks.

"This is my office?" Yugi asked in a whisper. "I don't get it?"

"We thought that this might help you, and I personally wanted to thank you for being my assistant. You do so much to help me here."

"Thank you so much." Yugi said through the tears, which were now falling.

Yugi's new office was much the same as Seto's. Except for the colors, and paint. One the walls was beautiful detailed pictures of ancient Egypt. The curtains were wonderful red fabrics, which reminded Yugi of the robes that a pharaoh would have worn. The carpet though was something Yugi loved. In the middle was an exact duplicate of the millennium puzzle.

Yugi turned towards Seto with tear stained cheeks. Without another thought Yugi immediately gave Seto a hug. Crying into the CEO's chest, he kept thanking him over, and over.

Finally after several minutes Yugi pulled himself together. Wiped away the stray tears, then turned to Seto.

"Thank you so much for everything. I couldn't have made it this far, so soon without your help."

"That is what friends are for." Seto replied.

"Now I think I should get to work. I didn't come here to cry now."

"OK. Lets go back to my office, and get things up to speed."

Yugi placed his things down on his new desk, grabbed his book, and placed his cell in his pocket before following.

"First off, I am waiting as patiently as I can for the rest of my office. Which as you can see is everything I need!" Which was true, Seto had yet to get a computer, fax machine, or even a phone.

"OK, I will call them myself, and personally handle it. What else needs to be done?"

"I have a meeting after lunch with the officers who are investigating the bomb."

"Oh, have they... Have they found anything?"

"No not yet." Seto replied sadly. "Um... Also I need you to check into the tapes. See if Honda has found anything. Other then that, I have nothing else for today."

"OK. I will get to work." Yugi turned to head to his office, when he stopped. He turned back, and looked straight at Seto. "I just want to thank you again. Thanks for being here for me." Without waiting for a reply Yugi turned, and entered his office, leaving the door between the two offices slightly ajar.