My second fanfic yay! ahh I have such a dorky fetish. Hehe hope you like.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugi-Oh or any of the characters in this story

CONTAINS SHOUNEN-AI. If you don't like that kinda thing turn back now!

What I Wanted

Chapter 1: What I Wanted

"Now my Blue Eyes, attack his life points directly!" Seto Kaiba's heart leapt in nervous anticipation as he watched his opponent's life points drop to zero. This was it. What he had been striving for. For the past 2 years he had made it his life's purpose to defeat Yugi Motou and reclaim the title King of Games. He had lived and breathed this purpose, and now he closed his eyes for a moment and let it all just sink in: He was now the reigning Duel Monsters champion. Slowly he opened his eyes and stared into the captivating deep purple ones across the arena. For a minute, the expression in them was unreadable, but then a smile appeared on the face of Yugi Motou's darker half.

"Congratulations Kaiba, you beat me fair and square," his eyes sparkled. "The title is yours."

The two boys stepped down from their elevated dueling platforms and faced one another to shake hands. "It's good to have a duel with nothing to lose, isn't it?"

"Nothing but your reputation,"

Yami was a bit taken aback by Kaiba's coldness. He had thought that the wall of ice the multimillionaire CEO had built around himself would begin to thaw, especially since he himself had purged the evil from his soul. I know it's just an act Kaiba; I'm just waiting for you to realize it. Yami nodded. He then noticed that he was still grasping Kaiba's hand and hastily let go. They both turned and went their separate ways. Yami stopped in front of the giant statue of the Blue Eyes White Dragon to think. What was that I felt back there? Yami had a knack for sensing evil, but this was something else, something new; and it was coming from within himself. On the brink of realization, he was stopped by his own fear. That can't be it. He massaged his temples and dismissed the thought.

"So you really got beat, huh?" Yami was sitting on his bed in the Motou house, next to his cheery bubbly lighter half.

"Yeah…"

"Well, maybe if I was there to help…"

"No, it's something I had to do alone," Yami had never forgotten the time on Pegasus's island where he risked Kaiba's very life for victory. He wanted this duel to be between him and Kaiba alone—no special cards, no strings attached. To fight my inner demons he had told Yugi. Or was I just making excuses?

"What was that last part?" He had almost forgotten that his other half could read his thoughts.

"Nothing" there was a pause. "Sorry I lost our title,"

"Aw it's ok. I was getting tired of being recognized and challenged everywhere I went anyway. At least everyone's soul is safe this time," Yugi laughed. Looking at Yugi's smile is like looking in a mirror; the smile was soon reflected onto his own face.