WELCOME TO CHAPTER FIVE!

I know you all have been waiting for this! (laughs evilly) I'll make this quick, or try to. I was in such a hurry to update last week I sort of messed up the format a bit but its not that noticeable, hopefully.

Yay! More reviews! I've reached 40! That's better than I expected! YAHOO FOR REVIEWERS! I saw a lot of old reviewers, which I like! If you read this story and didn't review, shame upon your souls. You all know who you are.

Things happen in this chapter, bad things and then good things, so don't get angry at me until you finish it and don't kill me after you do finish it. Okay, won't say anything else. You can't make me.

Lets say it all together now: This is NOT AN ANZU/YUGI FIC! IT IS A YUGI/YAMI FIC! With some R/M and R/B, which is also freaking awesome.

THIS STORY IS SHOUNEN AI OR YAOI, OTHER WISE KNOWN AS SLASH, GUY ON GUY, HOMOSEXUAL LOVE! If you have a problem with that then DON'T READ!

This fic is rated for language, slight gruesome/blood/un-pretty-things-ness (other wise known as Anzu… just cause she's there), sexual stuff but no lemons.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, I do not have the brain capabilities to come up with something that creative. That's why I have no life and write fan fiction! YAY!

I also do not own Our Lady Peace lyrics, which you will find scattered randomly throughout this fic because they're freaking awesome and if you don't agree you can just ignore them like everyone else.

This fic is brought to you by: The Evilness of Swallowing Pills, cause taking your medicine can be painful and emotionally scaring.

ONWARD TO VICTORY! Or failure… either way READ NOW!

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Chyaputa 5: Do you… love him?

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"Yugi-kun," a soft familiar voice called through the door. Yugi recognized it as Ryou's. "Can I come in?"

"Are you alone?" Yugi asked cautiously.

"Yeah," Ryou answered.

"Alright, come in, before she sees you," Yugi hissed. At that exact moment, Anzu walked around the corner out of the kitchen and spotted them.

"YUGI!" she screeched and dove for the door. Ryou barely managed to squeezed through and slam the door shut behind him. Yugi turned the lock just as Anzu's hand reached for the knob. There was a frustration cry outside the door. Ryou and Yugi were breathing heavily after that scare. They slowly turned to each other and Ryou grinned.

"That was exciting," he said cheerfully. Yugi smiled.

"What brings you to my prison?" he asked casually, moving away from the door and sitting down on the window seat on the other side of the room.

"I just wanted to say goodbye. It's getting late and Malik and I should find someplace to stay for the night."

"You could sleep here if you want," Yugi suggested.

"No way!" Ryou exclaimed. Yugi looked confused and a little hurt. "Sorry, but I wouldn't stay in this house a moment longer with, you know, her…" Ryou muttered keeping his voice low. "No offence, but your fiancée is scary!"

"I suppose she is," Yugi admitted mildly with a shrug. "At least let me write down directions to a hotel nearby." Yugi grabbed a scrap piece of paper off the table and a pen and scribbled down some instructions. "Here." He handed Ryou the piece of paper.

"So," Ryou began, rapidly changing subjects. "Why are you hiding from Anzu anyway?" He sat down beside Yugi. Yugi sighed dejectedly, resting his chin upon his hand tiredly.

"We had a fight yesterday," Yugi explained, not wanting to go into details.

"What about?" Ryou prodded curiously. Yugi opened his mouth searching for an explanation but he stopped.

"I… I don't really know," Yugi admitted. Ryou looked confused.

"But it must have been big for you to have to hide yourself in here."

"Yeah, I remember what we said." Yugi winced. He wished he couldn't remember what they had said to each other. "But I don't really remember why…"

"Was it because of Atemu?" Ryou asked casually. Yugi hesitated.

"I suppose…" he groaned, glaring at the floor, swinging his leg in nervous thought. "You have to understand, our relationship was never very stable to begin with, no matter how much either one of us tried to cover it up. I guess Atemu's appearance made Anzu and I rethink some things…" Yugi finished, biting his lower lip.

'No, that's not it at all,' Yugi thought. 'How come every time I try to explain this it just seems further and further away from the actual point?' Ryou eyed Yugi out of the corner of his eye. Yugi noticed him staring and Ryou immediately looked guiltily away.

"What?" Yugi asked curiously. What was Ryou thinking about him?

"Do you…" Ryou hesitated. "…love him?"

"What?" Yugi cried and suddenly choked on the air in his mouth. He coughed violently, sputtering for words, tongue too confused for rational sentences. "NO!" he exclaimed finally.

Ryou looked half amazed at Yugi's elaborate display and half disappointed and ashamed at the force Yugi had disagreed.

"Oh…" was all that he could say.

"Why would you think that!" Yugi exclaimed. Ryou's form seemed to shrink with embarrassment.

"I don't know. Sorry, I wasn't thinking," he said defensively taking it all back. It took Yugi a few seconds to calm down fully. Ryou didn't look at him, eyes lowed to the floor and shoulders bent forward as though he were trying to hide himself.

"Sorry I yelled at you," Yugi muttered still slightly unnerved. Ryou nodded.

"Its okay, you did have the right," Ryou said trying not to sound too hurt. Silence followed, Yugi and Ryou sneaking uncertain glances at each other. "I didn't mean, you know… I was just wondering…" Ryou tried to explain.

"Ryou, its okay!" Yugi said firmly turning to him. Ryou smiled awkwardly. "I don't even know what love feels like. I'm not even sure I love Anzu, I'm so confused."

"So, is the wedding still on?" Ryou asked casually. Yugi paused.

"I don't know, Anzu has been the one planning everything. She might have canceled it for all I know," Yugi said miserably. Ryou patted him on the back, comfortingly. Yugi smiled.

"Well," Ryou stood up, stretching his back. "We should get going. Sorry again about the whole 'love' thing," Ryou apologized again. Yugi brushed it away.

"It's fine, really. Don't worry about it," Yugi said.

"Okay, well, see you tomorrow or at the wedding or whenever," Ryou called and opened the door. Ryou checked to see if Anzu was waiting outside but he didn't see her. He closed the door silently behind him, eyes sweeping the hall.

"Hello, Ryou," an unusually harsh female voice snapped. Ryou jumped and turned around to find Anzu standing there behind him, a wooden rolling pin balanced threateningly in her hands. Ryou went pale.

"A-Anzu-chan," Ryou greeted, trying to keep his voice cheerful. Luckily he had already closed the door to the bedroom. "N-nice to see you again, h-how long has it been?" he stammered slowly backing away. Her blue eyes flashed menacingly.

"Have a good talk?" she spat, eyes narrowing. Ryou backed away faster.

"Oh, well, you know… it went," Ryou gulped finally reaching the end of the hallway. "Malik! We should leave now!" he called into the other room. The Egyptian spotted the infuriated female and began to back up as well.

"Well, would you look at the time! Wow!" Malik exclaimed eyes looking desperately around the room for a clock and not finding one. Ryou grabbed Malik's and his suitcases.

"You can come with us if you wish," Ryou offered to Atemu. "You shouldn't be in the middle of this…"

"No, I have to stay," Atemu insisted seriously. Ryou looked at him closely.

"Alright well, Yugi's knows where we're staying if you change your mind. Bye," he said and rushed out the door Malik following close behind him.

() I hate myself for begging, I hate myself staying,

I hate myself for listening to you. ()

Yugi was resting on his bed the next day, looking out the window, becoming thoroughly bored when he heard a strange clicking sound from the door across the room. A feeling of impending doom consumed Yugi's insides. There was another click. Yugi's eyes were fixed on the door. Was someone trying to get in?

"Anzu," Yugi gasped in realization. Panicking, he ran to a large oak chest and with all of his strength he tried to move it in front of the door but found he was too weak; the dresser wouldn't even budge. Yugi's frantic eyes desperately searched for a way out but his only exit was the window and it was five stories off the ground.

'I'll hide! That's it! Then she'll never find me.' Yugi was about to crawl into the closet, when the door was violently kicked open. Yugi froze. A triumphant Anzu jumped through the doorway, a crooked hairpin in her hand.

"I've got you!" she announced grinning.

Unable to think of anything else, Yugi took a deep breath and cried at he top of his lungs, "ATEMU! SAVE ME!"

Anzu leaped forward, Yugi scurried into a corner, back up against he wall. Anzu looked around the room and suddenly spotted what she had been looking for. Yugi followed her gaze and saw the key to the bedroom door, lying unprotected on the bedside table. Yugi' and Anzu's eyes met and they both dived for the key. Atemu entered a few seconds later to find Anzu and Yugi desperately scrabbling for the key in a tangled knot on the floor. Anzu had bitten Yugi's hand that held the key and Yugi was beating Anzu the top of the head with a book.

"Uh… should I come back later?" Atemu asked awkwardly. The two on the floor looked up to see him.

"Atemu save me!" Yugi cried still whacking Anzu's head with the back of the book. "She's going to kill me!" In that brief moment, Yugi's hand slipped on the key and Anzu grabbed it and then jumped up again before Yugi could stop her.

"Atemu, would you please leave. Yugi and I have to have a little talk," she ordered, holding the key well above Yugi's head. Atemu hesitated.

"You're not going to hurt him, are you?" he asked fearfully. Anzu turned and gave Atemu a fierce "what do you think?" look and then pushed him out of the room, locking the door behind him. She faced Yugi again, face stern. Yugi could feel his demise creeping up on him.

"Get up," she ordered. Yugi felt the legs stand up underneath him. "Sit." He fell back onto the bed. Anzu put the key on top of the very tall dresser, a place that Yugi could not possibly reach. "There. Now we're not getting out of here until we straighten our problems out." Her voice was very sharp.

Yugi winced waiting for the lecture to hit, waiting for her to start yelling at him but to his surprise she sat on the bed next to him and suddenly threw her arms around his shoulders. Yugi, not expecting this at all, was too stunned to speak.

"I'm so sorry!" she croaked, voice full of tears. "I didn't mean to make you jealous! This is all my fault!"

"What? Jealous? I wasn't jealous…" Yugi protested, suddenly feeling quite over whelmed.

"I was afraid that Atemu would feel left out because we we're together and were making wedding plans and that after all he went through to come back to us again, he'd be miserable." She lifted her teary face from Yugi's shoulder. Even with her eyes red and puffy and tears streaming down her face she still looked very beautiful. "I wanted to help him because, well… he was dead! I felt so sorry for him."

"But Anzu," Yugi comforted putting his arm around her back. "Atemu is happy with us. He's fine with us getting married; I talked to him myself. I even invited him to stay with us in the apartment after the honeymoon. I hope you're okay with that?"

"Oh yes!" she said enthusiastically. "That would be wonderful! I can't wait!" She wiped her nose and eyes on her sleeve. Yugi reached over and grabbed a box of tissues for her. She smiled in thanks and blew her nose loudly. "Yugi, I'm so sorry."

"Don't take all the blame. I got the wrong idea. I never shouldn't have doubted you." Anzu's smiled brightened.

"Oh, Yugi!" She threw her arms around him again almost throwing Yugi off the bed in her happiness. "I love you so much! More than anything in the world!"

"I, ah… love you too," Yugi said automatically, hugging her awkwardly back. "So, the wedding is still on? You didn't cancel it?"

"Cancel it?" she exclaimed in shock. "I was never that mad at you!" She wiped the last tears from her eyes. "Come, let's tell Atemu the good news." She pulled him off the bed, grabbed the key and unlocked the door.

Take this time to figure it out.

The wire, the fuse, the things that you doubt…

The inevitable night had fallen once again. After much celebration of Yugi and Anzu getting back together, in which Jounouchi and Honda brought over large quantities of beer and ended up drinking it all themselves, Anzu had finally shoved both drunken friends out of her house and into the street.

"Hey, hey, Yugi," Honda hissed, blowing alcoholic breath into his face. "Don't forget. Bachelor party tomorrow." Yugi's ears grew pink again and Anzu shoved him out the door.

"Well, that's the last of those idiots," Anzu muttered and yawned. "I'm going to bed. You coming, Yugi?" she asked.

"In a minute," he said. "I'm going to clean up a bit." Anzu nodded and walked into the bedroom. Yugi picked up stray beer bottles and paper plates scattered through out the room. He looked up to see Atemu watching him from the couch. He had been very quiet during the celebration. His eyes looked very strange, slightly sickly and unfocused.

"You okay?" Yugi asked Atemu, standing up from the picking up another piece of trash. "You don't look well…" he said, voice very concerned. Atemu's eyes sharpened, his stare five times as intense as Yugi remembered. Yugi stopped breathing, the wind knocked out of him. A few seconds went by; finally Atemu looked away, releasing Yugi from spell.

"I guess, I don't feel well," he admitted shakily, eyes blank and clouded. Yugi walked over to the couch and felt his forehead. Atemu winced at the kind touch.

"You do feel a little warm," Yugi said. "Maybe you're coming down with something. Follow me, I'll get you some medicine." Yugi threw the party trash away and then looked inside one of the top cabinets. "Does your stomach hurt?"

"No…" Atemu answered dully. "My head. My head hurts a lot." Yugi found the correct pill and handed it to him. Atemu stared at the small white pill, very confused.

"You're supposed to swallow it," Yugi instructed.

"Whole?" Atemu asked, the pill suddenly growing larger before his eyes. "How?" Yugi got a glass from the cabinet below it and filled it with water.

"You throw it in the back of your mouth and then you drink water to help you swallow." Atemu looked at Yugi as though he were insane.

"You're joking right?" Atemu accused.

"Just try," Yugi said helpfully. Atemu glared at the menacing white pill and then popped it into his mouth. He took the glass of water from Yugi and began to drink. A second later, Atemu gagged and water came spilling out of his mouth and onto the floor. He choked and the pill came flying out of his mouth. Atemu looked at Yugi miserably. Yugi couldn't help but laugh. He covered his mouth with a hand but it didn't help. Atemu glared at Yugi as he shook beads of water off his clothes and hair.

"I almost died and you think its funny?" Atemu said gloomily, scowling. Yugi nodded, shaking with laughter.

"I'm sorry," Yugi apologized, still giggling. The kitchen light over Yugi's head suddenly crackled and went out. Yugi looked up frowning.

"What happened?" Atemu asked curiously, voice echoing out of the darkness.

"Light bulb probably went out," Yugi explained. "I'll get a new one." He walked forward trying to get to the hall closet and ended up running into Atemu's chest in the pitch dark. "Excuse me," he muttered and turned to walk around him.

A hand grabbed Yugi's shoulder and spun him around. Yugi couldn't see anything but blackness in front of his eyes. He could smell Atemu and could feel breath and heat just above him. The hand on his shoulder moved up Yugi's neck into his hair. Before Yugi could say anything, another mouth was over his, breathing into him.

The word "shocked" could not describe Yugi's over whelming bewilderment. He was paralyzed and stunned unable to move, his brain unable to contemplate what was happening.

'What is this…?' Yugi reached up and felt Atemu's face with his hand. Atemu pushed Yugi back against the counter, moved the stray golden bangs away from Yugi's eyes and kissed him again. Yugi stumbled and gripped Atemu's shoulder to keep his balance. His chest had gone all fuzzy and his brain had turned mush. Thinking didn't seem important anymore. 'Atemu… is that you…?'

Atemu broke contact, his forehead leaning against Yugi's, breathing in Yugi's breath and Yugi breathing in his. Yugi looked up desperately trying to find Atemu's face but all he could see were two pinpricks of light glowing dimly in the darkness where his deep red eyes should be.

'You're Atemu, right? You're Atemu…'

Without thinking, as though it were as natural as breathing, Yugi leaned forward and pressed his mouth against Atemu's.

Atemu encouraged, kissed Yugi's harder, this time Yugi kissing him back with equal force. Yugi had both hands on Atemu's head, trying to pull him even closer to his mouth, getting drunk on the taste Atemu's tongue. Yugi's skin was burning with the heat of Atemu's touch. Atemu's hand's slid down Yugi's chest and his arms locked around Yugi's waist, their hips right of top of each other's.

They broke apart to breath again, both mouths open to get the most oxygen. Atemu came back with such force his teeth cut open Yugi's lip. A hidden tint of salty blood lingered in the kiss' taste now. The edge of the counter was carving into Yugi's back. He pushed away from it, trying to find another surface to lean against. Atemu, off balanced and still connected by the mouth, pushed Yugi back.

Yugi's foot caught on the door of a lower cabinet and a cascade of metal pots and pans crashing to the floor. Yugi's and Atemu's mouths broke apart, flinching as the painful noise of the pots echoed loudly off the walls and ceiling, reverberating a thousand more times in Yugi's ears. He and Atemu were dead still, not even breathing, listening as the dreadful noise finally faded away. Their arms were still wrapped around each other; Yugi's ears picked up a smaller sound from down the hall.

"Yugi? Atemu? What happened?" a sleepy voice called through the darkness.

'Anzu!' Yugi thought. Panic filled Yugi's mind.

Atemu clutched Yugi's shoulders, firmly holding him in place.

"Don't aibou," he pleaded desperately in the darkness, face not even two inches from Yugi's own. "Please, don't…" Yugi could hear Anzu's footsteps growing nearer. Impulsively Yugi grabbed a handful of Atemu's shirt and shoved him away. Atemu fell backwards and onto the floor. There was another crash as he fell upon the pots and pans below him.

Light seemed to explode from the doorway as Anzu flicked on the switch in the living room. She gasped at the scene that greeted her. Mental pots and pans were strewn all over the floor, Atemu lying on the floor and Yugi standing above him up against the counter eyes wide with shock.

"Oh my, what happened?" She rushed forward. "Atemu are you alright?" she asked seeing him on the floor. "Did you fall?" Atemu looked up at Yugi, eyes full of hurt.

"Yeah, I fell," Atemu answered dully, slowly pulling himself up.

"Yugi, you're bleeding," Anzu said as she helped Atemu to his feet. Yugi blinked and pressed a fingertip to the cut on his lip, eyes wide, brain too stunned to think.

"What were you two doing?" Anzu questioned sternly. Yugi looked and found Atemu's red eyes staring at him. Yugi looked away, guiltily.

"Changing a lightbulb. The light went out…" Yugi said emotionlessly pointing upward to the ceiling lamp. Yugi could feel his lips still burning with Atemu's kisses.

"Well, be more careful next time. Atemu are you okay?"

"I'll survive," Atemu said simply. Yugi looked at the ground, eyes burning. "I'm going to bed," Atemu announced icily and walked out of the kitchen. Anzu turned to Yugi.

"You two gave me such a fright! I thought it was a burglar for a second…" Yugi's wide eyes were fixed on Atemu's back as he walked away. An empty hole was carving itself painfully into Yugi's heart; dread and fear hung over him like a shadow.

'What have I done?' Yugi thought in horror.

)( Everyone you meet is feeling useless and ashamed… )(

Response to Reviewers:

Jazhira: Yami Bakura coming back? That's confidential. (cough, check the summery, cough)

LonelyTombRobber: he's coming, he really is. Sorry it takes so long. Hello Fluffz, aren't you cute little Fluffz? Yes, you are. Meet the antagonist of the story. Say hi, Anzu.

Numia: Kisses for me! No, I'm afraid Yami Malik is not coming back, originally I had this really long conversation saying why but it was boring so I got rid of it.

LPGurl: I'm glad I don't have to threaten you. Yes, Atemu and Yugi are soooo cute. Aw, this chapter… (grins evilly)

Kuroi Kitty: YAY! Another short review! See, all you non-reviewing people could learn something from this one!

Yami Andritha: Yay! I'm funny again! That line actually came from one of my friends who's gay. But he'll never read this story so it doesn't matter.

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Firefreak the Battousai: You reviewed twice? What are you a stalker? YAY! Of course you love Malik, everyone loves Malik. Well, I'm sure if I had a sister and she weren't a bitch she'd copy all those DVD's for me before she goes off to college! (cough) WHAT! HOW COULD YOU BE SO MEAN TO BAKURA! Maybe you'd like to talk to LonelyTombRobber, she'll stick her flesh eating cat minions upon you.

Shinigami: Malik likes Ryou, Ryou just wants to be friends and they both know it. One sided relationships are funny!

oreosarecool: How's this for getting together? (evil laughter)

Ding Day Partay: Sunblock? I haven't been out of the house in four weeks. Yeah I over did Malik a little, but I think he's funny. You like mean Anzu? Well… ah, sorry, she gets all weepy after this chapter… sorta. ORANGE JUICE IS HOLY!

Ryu Meijin: Thank you! Thank you!

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