Yami Adritha: All right! Here at last, is the continuation of Falling!

Yugi: Took you long enough! Why the absence?

Adritha: Oh, hey Yug. My Dad had my laptop in Israel for the past month, and unfortunately, that had all my fanfic stuff on it! I tried to keep some stuff in my blue notebook, but it didn't work as well as I thought (some details were missing) Anyway, I'm back! Yugi, want to do the disclaimer?

Yugi: (shrugs) Fine… Adritha doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh; Takahashi- sama does.

Adritha: (laugh) Yeah, if I did, we wouldn't have these crappy dubs here in the states. With all that said, here is the new chappie!

P.S.: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed! Also, sorry, Ari. I'll try to make this chapter longer just for you; and no, I don't know what I've done. What did I do:/
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Falling Ch. 4

Normal P.O.V.

The sun began to rise outside, sunlight filling the spacious bedroom. The only occupant of the room was lying asleep in a king- sized bed that was against the wall, parallel to a large sliding glass door that lead out onto a balcony. He had been found bleeding and unconscious on the sidewalk in front of Seto Kaiba's mansion. The young CEO had taken him in instantly.

Those first couple of days had been torture for him. Seto had burst through the doors of his mansion, an unconscious and bleeding form of Yami in his arms. The doctors had been called, and Yami's injuries tended to. Seto sat next to his bedside practically 24/7. He didn't eat and barely slept, not wanting to leave Yami's side now that he had been found. Mokuba at first watched his brother, trying to get him to take care of himself every once in a while, but not getting any response. He was happy that Yami had been found, but he was starting to worry about his brother's well being. Mokuba finally had to step in. "If you keep this up, " he had said, "You'll be in worse shape than Yami. Plus, Kaiba Corp. is starting to fall apart without you breathing down their necks. Go get some food and sleep. Trust me, if anything happens, you'll be the first to know." Seto finally obeyed his brother, and after a few days he was back to normal, although he did spend most of his time watching over Yami.

It was now the fifth day after Yami was found and taken in. He was still lying asleep in Seto's room. Morning light starting to filter it's way through the glass, and onto his face. 'Agh. It's too bright.' He thought as he began to awaken. 'Where am I? I remember being in front of a mansion before losing consciousness.' his eyes fluttered open as he tried to sit up. He winced as the pain from his broken ribs and arm shot through him. "Aghh." He moaned as he looked down; someone had removed his shirt and bandaged all his injuries. "Where am I?" he wondered out loud, just as the door slowly creaked open.

Seto entered the room. He stopped as he saw Yami sitting awake. "Kaiba?" Yami wondered. The CEO crossed the room and sat next to Yami. "Yami, thank God you're awake!" he said as he placed his arms around the old spirit. "Kaiba, what's going on?" Yami asked, curious as to why Kaiba was acting like this.

"Well, for starters, you vanished right after Yugi was killed, and had all of us worried sick. Then you show up bleeding and unconscious right outside my door three years later. You've been lying in here for the past five days."

"Who's 'us'?"

"You're Grandpa, Joey, Mai, Tristan, Serenity, Mokuba, myself… need I go on?"

"…"

"In any case, when you feel up to it, we should at least go see your Grandpa and Joey. They've been the most worried out of your friends."

Yami nodded. He knew that he would have to see everyone sooner or later; might as well get it over with. "By the way, you can call me Seto." The CEO added. Yami was surprised at this. Usually, the only person allowed to call him by his first name was his brother. Could this mean that the two could actually be friends?

They drove through Domino City later that day in silence. Both boys' minds were lost in thought. 'Ra, what am I going to say?' Yami wondered, 'I haven't seen Grandpa Mouto in what, three years! Will he be glad to see me? Come on! I failed to protect his grandson, then disappeared for years. I bet he won't say anything.' Meanwhile, the little voice inside Seto's mind was pestering him yet again.

'You haven't told him yet, Seto…'

"Shut up. I'll tell him… eventually."

'You're procrastinating. You can't afford to do that; remember what happened last time?'

That's true. Kaiba had to admit it. There had been plenty of opportunities for him to tell Yami what had been plaguing his thoughts ever since Battle City ended, but had he? No.

Grandpa Mouto was sweeping the sidewalk in front of the Game Shop when the limo pulled up. He stopped when he saw Kaiba step out (A/N: Seto's on the side closest to the Game Shop). "Oh, hello Kaiba. What brings you here today?" he asked. Then, Yami stepped out of the car. His gaze was fixed on the ground, lost in thought, and not wanting to make eye contact with Grandpa Mouto just yet. "Y-Yami?" Grandpa stuttered, not believing what he saw. The ex- pharaoh looked up, the conflict of emotions obvious in his crimson eyes (A/N: Think of the look Yami had in that one episode when the gang was talking to Kaiba after the Orichalcos incident w/ Raphael) Grandpa pratcially ran forward and threw his arms around his grandson's dark. "Ahh, ow." Yami winced in pain. Grandpa quickly let go, looking him over with a worried look. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?" "He has a few cracked ribs," Seto answered, "a bullet wound to the arm, and other small cuts and bruises. Other than that, he's fine."

Grandpa looked at Seto, "What happened?" he asked. "Long story." Yami mumbled. The old man nodded, and led the two boys inside. As they walked into the living room, Yami noticed a framed picture sitting on a small table by the wall. It was a picture of him and Yugi, about a month before the incident, outside of the Game Shop. Yugi had his arm around Yami's neck, and both were smiling. 'Grandpa must have been worried.' The spirit thought 'He kept our picture out. I probably wouldn't want to look at it all this time.' "Sit down." The old man said, gesturing towards the sofa and chairs. "I want to know what has been going on."

(A/N: Ok, I'm skipping the explanation. Sorry, I'm just lazy…)

Grandpa sighed as Yami finished telling him what had happened in the last three years. "Well," the old man said, "I'm glad that you are back. I was so worried that I had lost both you and Yugi that night." Yami gave a weak smile as he stared down at the floor. "Same here. Well, we better get going." Seto said, placing a reassuring hand on the spirit's shoulder. "We still have to see Joey." The old man nodded, and the three stood up to leave. "Just do me a favor?" Grandpa said as the two younger boys exited the Game Shop. Yami looked back, an eyebrow raised "What's that?" "Keep in touch." Grandpa answered, and was pleased to see the old spark come back to the pharaoh's crimson eyes. "All right. I will." Yami replied.

About thirty minutes later, the two boys were standing in front of a brown apartment door. They had rung the bell, and fifteen seconds later had not received an answer. "Where are they?" Seto muttered, letting a little of his irritation show. "They?" Yami asked. Seto explained, "About a year and a half ago, Mai moved in with Joey." Just then, the door creaked open, revealing a girl with long, blonde hair. "Kaiba? What are you doing here?" Mai asked, eying him suspiciously before gasping, "Yami? Is that you!" Yami nodded as a voice was heard from inside. "What does Kaiba want? Why's he… what? Yami?" A second later, the owner of the voice had rushed through the door and almost sent the ex- pharaoh to the ground.

"J-Joey! Stop! Oww!"

"Lay off him, mutt."

Joey let go, glaring at Seto. "What happened, man? How ya doing?" he asked, looking at Yami, who was rubbing his hurt arm. "How about let's go inside? Something tells me this might take a while." Mai suggested, motioning for the guys to come in. "It does." Yami and Seto said together.

(A/N: Ok, big time jump; can't think of any good filler stuff. If you absolutely need Joey and Mai's reaction, it was like Grandpa's. K?)

Three weeks later…

It was a quiet, cold night in the Kaiba mansion. Seto was sitting on a large sofa, staring mindlessly into a blazing fire. 'It's been 3 weeks. You still haven't said anything.' The voice taunted. Seto scowled. True, it had been three weeks since Yami had re-entered society and moved in with him; and still, Seto hadn't mustered up the courage (or 'found the right time') to let his true feelings be known. The CEO decided to just sit there in silence and not argue with himself; instead, he just gazed into the blaze, lost in thought, and oblivious to the person who took a seat on the other side of the sofa.

"What are you so lost in thought about?" Yami asked. Seto jerked out of his daze. "Huh, what? Oh." He said, once he saw who was talking, "It's nothing. I'm just tired." The former spirit nodded, and stared at the floor. A few moments passed by in silence, until, "I was talking with Grandpa earlier," Yami started, "He said that if I wanted to, I could move in with him." "And?" Seto wondered, eying the other out of the corner of his eye. "Well," Yami continued, unsure of what to say, "I thought it sounded like a good idea. It probably gets lonely at the Game Shop now that Yugi isn't there."

Seto remained silent. He was happy that Yami's friends and family had welcomed him back with open arms, but these last few weeks had been enjoyable for the young CEO; He liked spending time with the spirit. He didn't want Yami leaving so soon. "Seto?" the ex- pharaoh wondered, pulling Seto out of his thoughts. "Huh? Oh, whatever." He mumbled quickly, "I don't care." Yami went wide- eyed in confusion at this comment. "What? You don't care? I thought you would have some kind of opinion."

"Well sorry. You thought wrong."

"But Seto, I just wanted to-"

"Just shut up already!" Seto retaliated as he got up and headed towards the stairs. He stopped as he set a foot on the bottom step, turned and said, "Maybe you should move in with that old man. You won't be a bother to me any more" and with that, he vanished upstairs.

A door slammed a few seconds later, meaning Seto had secluded himself in his room. Yami sighed as he hung his head. "I just wanted to know if you would let me stay." He whispered, fighting back tears. "I like it here; I don't want to leave." 'Then don't.' a voice said. Yami looked around and was startled to see Yugi sitting on the arm of the sofa. "Yugi?" Yami stared, not believing what he saw. Yugi smiled, standing up and sitting next to his yami.

'Yep. It's me.'

"What are you doing here?"

'You don't expect me to leave without saying anything, are you? Besides, I wanted to see how you were doing.'

Yami just sat there, lost for words. He missed his beloved hikari deeply, and seeing him there reminded him of that. The two sat in silence for a few seconds, before Yugi finally spoke.

'I know what you did, Yami. How you went after the three that… you know…'

"Well, what else would I have done? You had just been taken from me."

Yugi leaned over, placing his arms around Yami. Tears began to form in the dark's eyes. There was no warmth in his hikari's arms; there wouldn't be any more. His hikari was dead, a mere ghost. "I miss you." He said, returning the embrace.

'I miss you too, but you can't live in the past too much... You know I hated seeing you unhappy.'

"And your point is?"

'Just go talk to him.'

" What? Why should I? Didn't you hear what he said just then?"

'He just didn't like the thought of losing you again. He cares for you; like I did. Besides, I think you two are great together.' Yugi added, with a smirk. "Aibou? What are you suggesting?" Yami asked, looking at Yugi with a befuddled look. 'I'm just saying that a certain blue- eyed white dragon needs a dark angel to be there for him. Besides, I don't want my dark angel to fall into despair and loneliness because his light left him. '

Yami smiled at Yugi's illustration. His hikari was always looking at things in an interesting way; and this was no exception. 'Just remember,' Yugi said as he leaned closer to Yami. 'I'll always look after you.' "Aishiteru, Yugi." Yami whispered as the two shared one last kiss before Yugi disappeared from sight.

"Damn!" Seto cursed as he slammed the door shut. "Why did I have to go and say that! Now he'll leave for sure." With a sigh, Seto slumped down onto his bed and stared out the window. Dark grey clouds made the night sky look bleaker than usual. Lightning flashed and the pounding of rain on the roof signaled the beginning of a storm outside. 'Great. It's raining.' He thought. ' It's just like that night three years ago… The same feelings of loneliness and hopelessness…'

Seto didn't hear Yami enter the room a few minutes later. "Seto, are you in here?" he asked. Even thought there was very little light in the room, he could still make out the other boy sitting on the bed. His shoulders were shaking and his face was buried in his hands. "Seto?" Yami asked, concerned. After taking a seat next to the brunette, Yami could hear soft sobs. "Seto, what's wrong?" he asked placing a reassuring hand on Seto's shoulder. Another flash of lightning illuminated the sky and a portion of the dark room as Seto looked up at the person next to him. "Yami…" he whispered, before pulling the other into a close embrace. "I'm sorry!" Seto cried, burying his face in Yami's hair. The old spirit was puzzled. It wasn't like Seto to act like this; but then, it felt good sitting here in his arms. He wasn't going to complain. "Sorry for what?" he asked.

"For everything! For yelling at you earlier; for letting you leave three years ago." Then he added in an almost inaudible voice, "For not saying anything sooner."

"What?"

"Ever since Battle City ended, I couldn't get you out of my mind. How powerful and calm you were facing Marik, how you did everything you could to save your friends. Once I had heard you obtained your own body, I realized I wanted to be with you. Even thought you were with Yugi, I still watched over you, making sure nothing happened to you. That's why I was there that night. I didn't want to let you out of my sight, I wanted to tell you then, but I just couldn't."

"Tell me what?"

"I… I love you."

The next few seconds that passed by seemed like forever. The only sounds were the pounding rain outside. 'Oh- no. Is he going to reject me?' Seto thought as each second passed by. Yami thought 'Maybe Yugi was right.' as he put his arms around Seto.

"Ever since I left you that night, I couldn't stop thinking about you; how sad and hopeless you looked; how alone I felt. It wasn't until you rescued me a few weeks ago that I realized that Yugi would have wanted me to move on. He wouldn't want me to stay sad and lonely forever; I realized that again tonight. A few nights after I left, I understood something; I wanted, no, needed to be with you; and that I love you." The ex- pharaoh pulled out of the embrace just enough to look up into sapphire eyes.

The CEO couldn't believe what he had heard. All this time, the object of his affections had felt the same way he had. 'See? You worried about nothing.' The voice taunted. "Oh, shut up." Seto thought as he moved his hands from around Yami up to hold his face. "Do you know how long I have waited to hear that?" he whispered, before pulling the other into a kiss.

At first, the two just sat there, lips pressed softly together, enjoying the moment. Seto pulled Yami closer, deepening the kiss. Yami moved his arms up around Seto's neck, closing the gap between them even more. Unfortunately, a few seconds later, they had to pull away from lack of air. The CEO placed his forehead against the ex- pharaoh's, running his thumb across the other's check. His eyes then fell onto the black collar that Yami always wore. Oh, how Seto wished he could just rip it off and taste the soft skin underneath.

He was pleasantly surprised when Yami pulled them into another kiss. Smirking very slightly, Seto moved his hands down to the piece of black leather, and slowly undid the clasp. The item fell to the floor as Yami gasped in surprise. Seto took this chance to move and kissed the skin that was now available to him, earning a doft moan from the other boy.

Suddenly, an extra loud clap of thunder sounded. The two boys jumped at the sudden noise, causing them to fall back onto the bed. It took them a few seconds to realize a few things: One, it was just thunder, Two, Yami was now lying on top of Seto, and Three, the phone was ringing. Both of their faces began to turn red as the rings of the phone sounded again. "T-the phones ringing." Yami muttered, stuttering slightly. "Probably Kaiba Corp. with another problem." Seto replied. "They can't do anything right." Yami nodded, and quickly rolled off Seto, allowing him to get up and walk over to the phone on his desk.

"Kaiba… Can't you ingrates do anything right? Look, I'll be back in a couple of days. Until then, you'll have to make due… I don't care who's coming in tomorrow! You'll just have to make due!"

Seto slammed the phone down, and fell down onto the bed, his hands folded behind his head. "What was it?" Yami asked, propping his head on his hand. Seto glanced over, and with a small smile pulled Yami into another embrace. "It's nothing important." He said quietly. Yami nodded and closed his eyes, enjoying the warmth of the arms around him. "By the way," Seto began, "What did you want to know earlier?" "Oh," Yami sighed, "I just wanted to know if you would let me stay here." Seto lifted Yami's head up so he could look into those crimson eyes. "I would tie you to this bed if you tried to leave." He said in his most serious tone. Yami laughed as Seto tried to keep a straight face. "Thank you." He whispered as the two pulled into another kiss.

Outside on the balcony, a figure, unseen by all, was looking in, smiling. 'I knew they would be great together.' Yugi thought as he turned and vanished into the night. 'Hopefully this happiness will last forever…'

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Yami Adritha: Ok, that's it for now. Hope my first attempt at a semi- lime did well. I have an idea for what happens next, but I'm not sure whether to add it to the fic or end it here. If you want more, just tell me, otherwise it ends here.

Kristy: If you liked it, review please.

Yami Adri: HIKARI! You're back! I knew you would be when this chappie was finished!

Kristy: Well, Yami/Seto is one of my fav yaoi pairings. Plus, it was a happy ending.

Yami Adri: ) (happy yami authoress)