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Summary : Yami/Hotaru (AU) One-shot

Yami after some twist of fate is separated from Yuugi. Alone and unsure with the body he now retains he visits Ishizu to find a way to heal. She instructs him to visit a certain spot. Hotaru, merely fantasizing about a normal teenage life stands before a hopeful site.

He had felt the cold pain as it attacked his conscious, his breaths came in quick gasps and he lost the awareness of the world. His opponent wondered if something had went terribly wrong and walked over. His eyes scanned the fallen one, and his mouth opened in surprise. Where there should of been one body were two, nearly twins except in height and a few coloring differences.

The taller one shifted and blinked open his eyes, a tan hand reached to rub a sore spot upon his brow. His opponent blink and ran off, unsure on how to handle this development. A groan escaped from his lips, and his eyes scanned the area. His normally violet eyes tinged with crimson was now fully crimson. The purple that finished off his red spikes were gone, but his blonde bangs, and black hair was still retained. His eyes finally fell on his twin and a cry escaped his throat. "Yugi!" He ushered a response from the smaller of the two, and he quickly ran over to the boy who shared his coloring. Yugi groaned and opened the fully violet eyes, a surprise gasp etched from him.

"Yami?" Yugi questioned. The taller twin nodded, kneeling beside the boy he had shared consciousness with not more the an hour ago. "You, have your own body again." Yugi stated, and pushed up from his laying position with the help of Yami.

"It would seem so partner." Yami agreed, and hauled Yugi up to his feet. The pair walked back to Yugi's grandfather shop, who saw the separated identities. He nodded to the explanation, and suggested that they head up stairs to rest.

"Yami?" Yugi questioned after several minutes of silence from his darker half.

"Yes?" Yami intoned. Yugi winced at the emptiness swimming in the pharaoh's eyes.

"Perhaps, you should visit Ishizu, she is making a presentation at the museum today." Yugi suggested, and sighed slightly when Yami nodded. Yami patted the boy's shoulder and left, running to the museum he caught the tail end of Ishizu's speech. She nodded as she saw his noticeable hair, she waved him to follow her as she stepped off the podium.

Yami approached the raven haired woman as she entered a closed off room. "Ishizu.." He started, but she smiled sadly in knowledge.

"I know pharaoh." She claimed, and kneeled to him. "I can only offer this my pharaoh." Ishizu stated, and handed over a slip of paper. "Be there at the time stated and you will find peace." She inclined to him. Yami nodded, offering his hand to help her stand.

"Thank you Ishizu." He voiced and left the museum his hand clenched around the paper. He slipped into the game shop and curled on to the cot that had be set up for him. Yami suffered from black scape nightmare's as he slept.

A thin, pale, woman walk the sunny streets, her thoughts laden with heavy weight. Her neck long raven hair swept back and forth with the tone if her steps, her amethyst eyes shadowed sadly. One hand was slipped into a lavender purse clutching the item that made her suffer. She drew it out to look at it, to any normal person, it would look like a very unique writing pen, but to Tomoe, Hotaru who stood there glaring at it, it was a source of problems. The dark violet pen with an golden orb of saturn and a strange purple h, flashed at her reminding her of her duty of the senshi.

Her thoughts were as downtrodden as her steps, with a breath she shoved the pen into her purse and looked up. She caught sight of a rose, and she nearly scoffed, until her eyes focused on the color of the flower behind the window of the shop. "A purple rose." Hotaru whispered and walked up to the glass that separated her from them. She stood there staring at the flower, contemplating their meaning.

Yami followed the directions inscribed on the paper, his steps soundless. He felt empty without the presence of Yugi with him, yes, he had grown use to the constant companionship. With a dark sigh he glanced up to see if he was nearing the address written down. His breath caught as he observed the female that was entranced with something he could not see. Yami felt the emptiness vanished as he gazed at her, and his feet carried him into the door of the shop. His instructions brought the shopkeeper ringing up a banquet of the purple roses, paying out of his winnings of all the tournaments he had won. With the flowers clutched in hand he made his way back to the female.

Hotaru observed sadden as the shopkeeper took a couple of flowers from the glass case. Her heart slowed, and she felt jealously at whoever would be receiving such a treasure. The thoughts careened on a path of self-pity, and she huffed in self-disgust, a slight tap to her shoulder made her jump and turn in surprise. Her vision was filled with purple, and she blinked to center her eyes. A gasp of surprise fell from her lips, as her hands wrapped around the banquet of purple roses presented to her. Without a thought, she hugged the person who still held the other side of the banquet. She placed a thank you kiss on the cheek of the kind soul before slapping herself mentally and glancing at the person.

Yami withheld a gasp as the eyes of the female lit up, and she hugged him. He nearly lost hold on the flowers in his hand, and his long fingers laid underneath her warm ivory digits. However, when she pecked his cheek, he felt assured that he had found a timeless treasure. His unoccupied arm slipped behind her back, and kept her in his vicinity. Yami smirked when he caught the blush that rage across her cheeks, and the bowing of her head in shame. "I, um, am sorry, I barely know.." Her voice stuttered from her lips, and Yami felt a pleasurable shiver curl around his person.

"For what?" Yami whispered to her, summoning her eyes to his.

"For hugging, and kissing you on the cheek." she answered, and he tightened his arm slightly.

"Why?" He asked lightly. "I am not, in fact.." He stated, and lowered his head to her ear. "You are welcome to do it again, if it would please you." Yami added, and was rewarded by a darker blush.

"Thank you, sir." She said with a bow of the head.

"Yami." He intoned. He caught her questioning gaze. "My name, is Yami." He said, and she smiled. "Yours?" Yami inquired.

"Aren't you suppose to know a girl's name, before you get her flowers?" She inquired impishly. Yami's eyes darkened in happiness, but he frowned lightly in play.

"True, I suppose that I will have to return these then." Yami stated with a sad sigh.

"No!" she yelped, before she smacked herself. Yami chuckled at her, and she frowned at his playful smirk. "Hotaru, my name is Hotaru." She acknowledge, and Yami quit laughing, but kept his smirk.

"There now, here." Yami spoke, and let go of the flowers. Hotaru tightened her hands around the stems, bringing them to her chest reverently. Hotaru finally realized her body position to his, and she tugged back lightly only to be stopped by the toned arm behind her back.

"Uh, Yami, I barely know you." Hotaru whispered, and Yami nodded to her statement.

"I know, but I intend to let you learn." He whispered back, and he lowered his face closer to hers.

"Yami?" Hotaru called, and he smirked.

"Yes, Raven Maiden?" He purred, and his smirk widen at her blush.

"Do you know what these flowers mean?" She inquired, a light sadness flittered through her eyes.

"Yes," he stated and right before he allowed his lips to touch, "soul mates." he finished, and brushed her lips with his own.

I am sorry for the wait, I hope everyone enjoys this one. Uh, let's see, oh yes, it's the Setsuna trio next. Yes, I rearranged a few around. Any way keep requesting and reviewing.

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WolfchildBlazer.