~*~Love on Ice~*~


"Are you sure you don't want any help?"

"Iie, Yugi you need rest. I'll leave it for now, and finish off later."

Yami started to clear away the wrapping paper and sticky-tape while Yugi continued to watch Toonami; Gundam Wing was on and it was an episode he hadn't seen before. When Yami returned he sat back on the bed and cuddled up to his aibou, not getting the response he was looking for as Yugi was absorbed in the anime.

He pulled Yugi closer and looked down, noticing that the smaller was virtually asleep, his violet eyes half closed.

"Yugi? How about we switch this off and go to sleep for a while?"

"Iie, Yami I haven't seen this one. It's a really good one, too."

"They always repeat these things, hikari. We'll catch it another day. Or I'll buy you the DVD."

Smiling Yugi turned the television off. He had always wanted a Gundam Wing DVD. Yami took away some of the pillows that had been propping Yugi into a sitting position and helped him to lie down.

"Comfy, aibou?"

"Yeah, I have the best pillow in the house."

Yami laughed slightly, knowing that the 'pillow' was actually Yami's chest. Yami wrapped his arms around the smaller and began to lightly rub his back, the soothing motion lulling him to sleep.

Yami stayed awake, watching over his aibou's frail body, until he too fell asleep.

~*~

When Yami woke up he looked down and was greeted to the angelic sight of his hikari sleeping peacefully. Smiling down at the tenshi he brushed some of the golden bangs away from Yugi's face, and kissed his forehead lightly. This caused Yugi to stir slightly, his bright amethyst eyes slowly fluttered open, and he let out a small yawn.

"Time'sit?"

Yami laughed at Yugi's speech which was slurred with sleep.

"A little after ten, hikari. Sleep all you want, you haven't got to get up if you don't feel up to it."

Yugi nodded and rested his head on Yami's chest.

"Yugi, are you hungry? I'm starved so do you want something too?"

"If you're already getting up, then yeah. Breakfast sounds good."

Yami gently released his hold on the small boy and stood up, tucking Yugi in and placing a kiss on Yugi's lips.

"Be back in a minute."

Yugi nodded sleepily and yawned again. Then fell asleep.

~*~

Yami had been learning how to cook, and had gotten pretty good. Well a lot better than he had started out as...the food was now recognisable and was of a colour other than black.

Smiling at his improving skills Yami grabbed a bowl and the cereal, Yugi like cornflakes best, and poured the bowl half full. He then poured himself a bowl and added some milk to his.

He made two glasses of apple juice, Yugi's favourite, and then placed the lot onto a tray and carried it back up to the sleeping angel.

~*~

Yugi was fast asleep when the door creaked open and Yami poked his head round the door. He smiled at the beautiful sight, and had to resist the overwhelming urge to glomp the smaller boy.

"Yugi? Yugi? Wake up aibou."

"Hmm? What? Oh, food!"

Yugi brightened; they had missed tea last night instead opted for cuddling up watching anime shows in bed. Yami noticed the wrapping paper he had left last night, realising that he still had a lot of stuff to clear away. It could wait till after breakfast though.

He placed the tray down on the bed then sat next to Yugi, handing the smaller his bowl and a spoon.

"You remembered I don't like milk!"

"Of course I did. I'm your koi, and your yami. I know everything about you."

"Really? Yami's know everything about their hikari's?"

Yami nodded; his mouth full of cornflakes so he couldn't give a full answer. Yugi sat deep in thought, if Yami knew everything...then why didn't he confess his love earlier?

"Yami?"

"Hai, hikari?"

"Um...never mind. It's not important."

Yami shrugged and went back to his breakfast, but as he said, yami's knew everything about their aibous.

//I was scared, I don't know why. I knew you loved me too...but I was just scared.//

Yugi smiled, and hugged the spirit. Yami gladly returned the embrace and took in the scent of Yugi's soft hair.

"You smell good, hikari."

"You smell better..."

Their breakfast's forgotten the two cuddled up again and fell back to sleep in each others arms, a smile on their faces. Neither caring about the cornflakey mess on the carpet.

~*~To be Continued~*~

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