Authors Note:

Hey guys! It's me again. Yes I know it's been a long time since I've uploaded a new chapter. I'm sorry about that! but you know how Christmas is. shopping for presents and what not.. Also my sister got back from Tennessee so yeah. well anyway I will update more regularly now that schools over for now. Plus good news! I didn't go overboard with the units for this semester. Yes, yes, I resisted the urge to go nuts on units. I had about 17 units last semester to yeah.. any way this semester I only have 12,AND all the classes I have are 3 art classes (drawing, illustration and painting) and one creative writing class (ironic ne?) so no worries you shall have updates galore. Unless I have lots of homework. yet I'm sure that it won't be THAT much. I've decided to extend this story a little so more chappies for you! Well I'm sure you guys aren't even reading this so I'll cut it short. Thank you for sticking with me so far. This chapter is fluffy so yeah. It just makes me cry that I don't have a boyfriend T-T I'm so alone!!!! Anyway enjoy the chapter!

WARNING: If ya didn't know already this is shounen-ai /yaoi whatever that means Male/male relationships that's right. Yugi and yami are gay. So if you don't like relationships of that nature or whatever don't read, its that simple. Besides if you've read this far I'm sure your not against it cuz its been throught the whole story!

On with the fic!!!!!!!!

"Regular speech"

*** Flashbacks *** ========== Dream ==========

point of view change (i.e yami's; only happens once)

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Chapter Seven: You set me free

The sunlight shone brightly through the trees in patches of bright light illuminating the sidewalk as if it were a great pane of tinted glass. The light seemed to dance as the wind blew lightly making the light flicker on and off as it played.

The streets seemed empty with only a few people walking down the streets hurrying home to get out of the midday sun. Two figures slowly walk down the sidewalk enjoying each other's company in silence.

One figure was shorter than the other, but they both looked similar in appearance yet both held different qualities that made each distinct. The shorter of the two looked up at the taller one, and smiled to himself.

Yugi watched, as Yami looked foreword with a smile on his face. [I wonder what Yami is thinking about, he's been so quiet since this morning and he hasn't stopped smiling.I'm glad that he's happy though. That lonely look on his face is gone now.]

Yugi smiled to himself as he watched his new friend walk next to him. Yami's hands were in his pockets and he wore a big smile on his face.

*** Earlier that morning

Yugi sat on his bed his legs crossed Indian style as he read a book in the morning light. He looked up as footsteps approached him.

"Hey Yugi" Yami spoke as he reached Yugi sitting on his bed. "Yeah hold on a sec" Yugi said not looking up from his book holding his hand up to silent yami.

"Uh.okay." Yami looked at Yugi suspiciously as he sat next to the boy on his bed interrupted the other's concentration.

"Shhh!" Yugi hushed him as he continued to read his book. Yami furrowed his eyebrows as he tried to sit in silence.

Yami looked around the room trying to find something to occupy his interest while Yugi finished what he was reading. Finding nothing of interest on the walls or anywhere else for that matter Yami got up from the bed.

"Shh! I'm trying to read" Yugi hushed yami once again, yami rolled his eyes and walked over to his own makeshift bed and lay down glaring at the small figure on the bed.

Yami began to tap his fingers on side of his bed making a noise earning a grunt from Yugi.

Yami rolled his eyes once again and lay on the bed propping his head up with his right hand still glaring at Yugi.

Yugi finally got the hint and closed the book and smirked at Yami.

"Okay I'm done." Yugi smiled as he quietly got up from his bed and walked over to Yami.

"So what was so important that you couldn't wait for to seconds while I finished what I was reading huh?" Yugi asked as he sat on Yami.

"Oof" Yami grunted as he felt Yugi sit on top of him. "Well, first of all I'd like some air to breathe."Yami choked out laughing.

"Heh" Yugi laughed as he got off of squishing Yami and sat on the floor next to his bed.

"Well I wanted to talk to you about something important." Yami stated as he sat up on his bed and looked into Yugi's eyes.

"Something important? Well go on tell me, I'm listening" Yugi looked back at Yami's eyes and waited patiently.

"Uhm.not here, I'd like to take you somewhere else if you don't mind."Yami smiled as he looked at Yugi for an answer.

Yugi watched Yami suspiciously as he began to smile again. [Why is he smiling at me that way. that's really suspicious.] Yugi thought as he raised an eyebrow at Yami's expression.

"Oh come on, I'll show you." Yami got up from his bed and grabbed Yugi's hand and led him out the door.

***

Yugi looked at Yami once again and that glint in Yami's eye was back again. Yugi eyed Yami suspiciously as Yami began to smile unconsciously again. [What is he thinking about?! ] Yugi thought as they continued to walk down the sidewalk.

They had been walking for a few minutes now and a cool breeze was blowing so the heat was not as bad as it was before. Yugi smiled. [It feels nice just walking with Yami. He looks really cute today. oh no not again. why do I keep thinking that?] Yugi creased his eyebrows trying to get those thoughts out of his head.

Yami looked down and noticed Yugi's reaction. "Yugi you okay?" Yami questioned the small boy next to him.

"Huh? Oh . um its nothing heheh" Yami laughed nervously and smile back up at Yami.

"Uh Yami?" Yugi questioned as they continued to walk down the street. "Are we almost there?" Yugi asked smiling.

"Yeah just a little more I promise" Yami smiled. "Actually I'm taking you to a place I once came to with my mother before she died. Its really beautiful this time of year I had forgotten about this place until you reminded me about it yesterday." Yami smiled sadly as he looked at the sidewalk ahead, that hint of sadness returning to his eyes.

"I had forgotten that such beautiful things existed in this world. I had forgotten many things. kindness. warmth. love." Yami looked down at Yugi and smiled. "you have taught me that these things still exist" Yugi smiled at Yami and reached out a hand. Yami smiled and took it as they turned a corner.

"Wow."Yugi stopped dead in his tracks as he saw a large area of blossoming cherry trees further ahead down the sidewalk. It was he famous Sakura Park where people would go and picnic underneath the many Sakura trees.

"Do you like it?" Yami asked as Yugi gaped at many trees. "Yeah!" Yugi smiled as he ran towards the park. "Come yami!" he yelled with his back turned as he raced down the street.

Yami smiled as he took off running after Yugi.

A few minutes later Yami caught up to Yugi who was standing in front of the park filled with cherry trees the ground covered in soft pink petals.

Yami took Yugi's hand and smiled down at him as Yugi returned the gesture and they walked inside the park.

"This place is amazing" Yugi spoke as they walked in between the trees, soft pink petals raining from the sky, surrounding them.

"I'm glad you liked it" Yami smiled as he led them to a secluded bench on the side of the trees underneath a large cherry tree.

Yugi sat down on the bench and stared at the trees as the wind blew the petals around them. The pale pink petals floated in the air as fresh ones fell from the trees and landed on the ground.

"Yugi." Yami began as he watched Yugi stare at the trees. "I brought you here because I wanted to tell you something. something that is very important to me." Yami took Yugi's hand and smiled at him as Yugi turned to face him.

Their eyes met as Yami spoke again, "Yugi, my life has changed for the better ever since I met you. Everyday I spend with you has been better than the day before it."

Yugi's eyes began to glaze over as unformed tears filled his eyes.

"Yugi, I have always thought that my life was full of darkness and that I could never escape. that no matter what I would always be alone. but you changed that. you made me see that no matter how dark it gets there will always be a light. However small it might be. it's always there."

Yami smiled as he looked Yugi in the eyes and took his hand into his own and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Yugi, you are that light. You are . my light. I love you Yugi. Will you stay with me?" Yami spoke softly his voice barely above a whisper, as he looked at their hands clasped together not daring to look at Yugi's reaction.

"Oh Yami. you don't know how long I've been waiting for you to say that. I love you too Yami" Yugi leaned over and hugged Yami tightly. "You.love me?" Yami questioned not believing what he was saying. "Yes Yami, I love you" Yami smiled and hugged Yugi again.

"So will you be with me? Will you go out with me Yugi?" Yami asked still locked in their tight embrace.

"Of course I will" Yugi smiled as they continued to hug each other as the soft pink petals from the trees continued to fall around them.

Yami smiled as the two release each other from their warm embrace. "So what are we going to do now?" Yugi asked as he looked into Yami's dark crimson eyes.

"Whatever we want to I guess. how do you think your friends are going to take it. how do you think your grandfather will take it?!" Yami questioned as Yugi thought quietly to himself.

"I don't know. Grandpa won't be so bad. at least I hope not. and for the others. actually somehow I don't think they'll mind" Yugi winks at Yami who remembers the day at the fair.

"Oh yeah." Yami smiles at Yugi who gets up from the bench and returns the smile. "So now what?" Yugi questions as he turns to look at the trees once again.

"How about we do something fun?" Yami suggests as he too gets up from his seat on the bench.

"Sure, what do you want to do?" Yugi looks at Yami as a large grin begins to spread across his face.

"How about we spend a day doing the stuff we've always wanted to?" Yami suggests as he looks up at the sky above and the pink blossoms continuing to fall around them.

"Yea! Hm. what have I always wanted to do.How about we spend the day just being together and go to the arcade or something?" Yugi smiled as he reached out and held Yami's hand.

Yami gave Yugi's hand a gentle squeeze and nodded as they made their way to the arcade.

The two had been walking for a few minutes when they finally arrived at the Moon Glow arcade, an arcade a few minutes away from Sakura Park.

The Moon Glow Arcade was filled with people yelling and cheering at their friends playing game and having fun.

Yami and Yugi were blasted with loud music and the many sights and sounds of the various games as they entered the large game house.

"Wow! It's packed in here isn't it?" Yugi looked up to see if Yami was listening. Yami was currently looking around the place lights flashing everywhere and the sounds of the games where all that he could hear.

"What?" Yami asked as he saw Yugi staring at him waiting for a question he didn't hear.

"Never mind!" Yugi yelled trying to make his voice heard over the loud music and noise.

"What?" Yami yelled back.

"I said NEVERMIND!!!" Yugi yelled so loudly that the people around Yami turned around to see what the noise was about.

"Oops. Sorry" Yugi's face got read and he quickly turned away from the people's stares.

Yami grabbed Yugi's hand and led him through the maze of people to a more isolated spot where the restaurant was and the two sat down and talked.

"So what game do you want to play first?" Yugi asked as Yami continued to stare at the many people enjoying themselves.

"How about that one over there?" Yami pointed to a game near to where they were sitting. It was a car racing game, the sign read Initial D.

"It looks interesting, how about it Yugi?" Yami asked as continued to stare at the empty seats of the game.

"Sure let's go!" Yugi smiled and pulled Yami over to the game.

~~~ Three and a half an hours later.~~~~

"Ha! I finally beat you Yami!" Yugi yelled as he jumped up and down still holding the 'wack a mole' stick.

"Yes, you did. But I still beat you at all the other ones heh" Yami smiled as Yugi' smile turned into a pout.

"You just had to rub it in didn't you!" Yugi pouted then grinned evilly as he mumbled,

"but I can still beat you in this." Yugi quickly began to tickle Yami madly as he stumbled and fell onto the ground with Yugi on top of him.

"Okay! Okay! Yugi I give! I give!" Yami yelled as Yugi continued his tickling assault. Yugi then suddenly realized he was sitting on top of Yami and there were people starring at him oddly.

"Uh.. heh heh" Yugi laughed nervously as he smiled at the people who were starring who then raised their eyebrows and looked away. Yami noticed the opening and quickly took advantage and knocked Yugi to the ground and began the same tickle assault of his small koibito.

"Ahh!!! Stop it Yami!!!" Yugi yelled in between Laughs as Yami continued to tickle him.

After a few minutes of tickle torture the two got up and walked to the restaurant that they had sat at when they came in.

"That was so much fun!!" Yugi smiled as the two ordered some pizza and sodas.

"Yeah, I don't think I've ever had that much fun. I'm glad I could with my new koi" Yami smiled and leaned down and kissed Yugi on the lips.

After a few moments they broke the kiss and Yugi blushed brightly while yami smiled.

They walked over to the booth farthest from the loud music and crowds of people and sat down next to each other.

After they finished their food Yugi leaned on Yami as they watched the crowds walk by them and closed his eyes.

"Yami?" Yugi spoke as the two sat silently just enjoying each other's company.

"Yes koi?" Yami spoke softly knowing his love was already tired out.

"Thank you for everything" Yugi yawned as he snuggled up closer to his love.

"Your welcome Yugi" Yami smiled as he leaned his own head onto top of Yugi's.

"Yami?" Yugi spoke again.

"Yes Yugi?" Yami replied as he closed his own eyes.

"I love you." Yugi smiled as he looked up at Yami who had his eyes closed.

"I love you too Yugi, I will always love you." Yami smiled as he opened his eyes and kissed Yugi deeply.

The two seemed to melt together as they deepened their kiss, nothing in the world mattered to them but each other.

The kiss ended and they parted only because of the need to breathe. No other words were needed the looks of love in their eyes were enough.

They stayed in each other's arms and just sat together gazing at the flashing lights and listening to the music bustling noises of the arcade.

As the crowds of people rushed by the two sat together content to be just where they were, safely in the arms of the one they loved.

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awww wasn't that fluffy? I told you it would be! ^-^ I'm a sucker for a cute scene if you haven't noticed. Well you did one of the two things, read. now do the second.. that is review!!! I work for reviews ya know! So please review and tell me what you think!

Oh and for some reason I didn't get some of the reviews for the last chapter ;_; dumb fanfiction.net web site won't let me read em. That really sucks. well maybe it will let me now that I've updated..