A/N: So, here I am again. Oh, this is for one reviewer (I give no names). There is going to be major Anzu hating later, don't hate me. Sorry for the fluff, but I love it too much. Oh, in chapter 6, I said that Yami was one-foot taller than Yugi. I lied. I forgot to add "half" in front of it. About the disclaimers, my friends think I am very prevented for writing them, so I will stop, after I am done with this disclaimer story. Anyways enjoy.
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I couldn't bare it. Yami's crimson pools of beauty and knowledge far beyond what I will ever understand began to tear. Behind him, snickers of victory came from the heartless black suits. I closed my eyes. At least now he won't go to Anime World. I couldn't feel any inch of my bare body. My numbness began the second I said it. The horrible words that still polluted my mouth. I hate you. I tried to get up but, even using all my strength, but couldn't. I opened my eyes to see Yami still on me, staring down at me with… was it… amusement? He shook his head and bent down to my ear. "You may fool them easily but not me. I won't believe it. You are a very good liar but that was really bad acting. I will be back and you will have me when I am done. I promise…" He paused. "Sorry about this." He pushed himself back up and, while biting his lip, slapped me across the face. The lawyers only laughed harder. "Sorry." He whispered until finally exiting me.
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Comfort Levels"Okay, bye Joey! Happy birthday. Hope your wish comes true!" Serenity yelled as Honda started up the car and drove off to leave Anzu, Serenity and Ryou home.
"Bye!" Joey waved. Now that was an awesome party. He thought merrily to himself as he entered his home.
"Thanks Yami and Yug. You didn't have to stay. Seto and me could have cleaned up-"
"It's okay." Yami said as he reached down to collect a plastic cup.
"Yeah!"
Joey stood still as he saw Yami look over to his light with unsure eyes. The birthday boy bit down on his lip.
"Huh, Yami… Can you, huh, help me, huh, find a place to put the bottle? This is one bottle I don't want to get rid off."
"Okay, Joey. Love, we'll be upstairs. Just stay down here with Seto. We won't be long."
Joey climbed up the stairs, Yami following quietly behind him. Once they returned to Joey's room for the second time in one day, Yami shut the door loudly. Joey sat on his bed.
"Yami-"
"Why did you tell him?"
Joey knitted his eyebrows. "What? I didn't tell Yu-"
"Not Yugi, Seto. The one person you could have told… Well, it could have been worst, you could have told Anzu."
"Yami. I am so sorry. He thought I was cheating on him. I had to tell!"
"Don't worry about it. If it hadn't been for him, I would have never thought to rig the bottle-"
"You rigged the bottle!"
"Opps, shouldn't have said that. But I had to, just like you had to tell," Yami said. Joey pouted. "You know how many times it would have landed on Yugi if I hadn't!"
"So, Yami…" Joey paused. How do you say this without sounding nosy? "Why did you make it stop on you and Yug?"
Yami looked away from the blonde. Joey continued to stare at the tricolor haired teen.
"He tricked me. He distracted me. The second time, I just didn't care. I wished it landed on you first, then Anzu."
"Why us?"
"Well, I don't know why you. But I changed my mind since you kiss great. But Anzu, damn, she looked like a terrible kisser." Joey giggled and blushed. He thought I kissed well, huh?
"Yami, was Yug good?" Joey blushed deeper. A bit personal, don't you think, tin head?
"Very. Now, that is all I got to say. We should be going down now, Joey. Seto and Yugi will get worried."
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"Thanks again, guys!" Joey yelled, waving to Yami and Yugi as they walked to the dark's car.
"Your welcome!" Yugi said at the top of his lungs causing Yami's eardrums to rupture.
"Say that louder, love. I'm sure people in California didn't hear."
"Fine. YOUR WELOCME!" Yami's love screamed, making the dark laugh.
"I was joking. Um, Yugi…" Yami stopped walking as they rounded the corner of Joey's block. He blushed and looked away from his hikari. This is going to be awkward…
"What's wrong, Yami?" Yugi stopped as well and turned around.
"Look, about tonight…" His voice cracked. Yami couldn't go on. Just say it. It's not that hard.
/Yami, don't./
/What?/
/Don't talk about it./ Yami was shocked with how calm and collected his love's voice was.
/Love, I am so sorry. I should have paid more attention to the bottle. I shouldn't have kissed you. I shouldn't have every let it land on you in the first place. I'm so sor-/
"Yami, you look pathetic when you ramble and apologize at the same time." Yugi said smiling. And cute…
"But, Yugi-"
"Yami, don't worry about it." Yugi said as he drew closer to his dark, who still was looking away. Yugi placed his hand on one of Yami's broad shoulders. Yami looked back at Yugi. "I rather loved it." Yugi blushed before continuing. "At least I kissed someone good. You were right, Anzu did look bad. I especially liked how you had to wipe your mouth when you were done with the minute. But hey, you brought that onto yourself. You shouldn't have made it stop on you two."
"Oh, you saw the mouth wipe… Wait… You loved it?" Yami looked down at his red hikari.
"Uh? Did I say love, I meant enjoy. Wait, no I didn't. I mean, yeah I did enjoy it but… Oh son of Ra."
Yami looked into his love's amethyst orbs. They shone with embarrassment. They were so… inviting. Yami grabbed his younger counter part by the chin, shutting him up. Yami felt the hand leave his shoulder as he pulled the face towards his own. Yami saw his love's eyes close and his small, soft lips pucker.
"Yami! Yami wait! You forgot your keys!" As soon as he heard Joey's voice, Yami let go of his light and stepped away from the small boy. What was I about to?
"Yami, I am so sorry. You forgot your keys." Joey held out the jingling car keys, bending over from the effort used to run. In that instant, he saw his two friend's faces. Yugi's was curiously looking at the Pharaoh, while the dark was blushing deeply. "Did I miss something?"
"No. Thanks Joey." Yami said, his usually confident voice shaking, as he grabbed the keys.
"Yug, what's up?"
"I was just about to ask Yami." Yugi couldn't believe it. Did Yami just do that? He wouldn't. He didn't even like me, why would he kiss me by choice? It didn't make sense to the light.
"Um…" Damn, why did I do that! "I just… uh… needed to… uh… make my love stop rambling." Is that all you could think of. 5000 years has taught you nothing. Ra, that was really bad. They would never believe th-
"Oh, is that all?" Yugi covered his disappointment with cheerfulness.
"Wait, what happened?" Joey was extremely confused.
"Nothing." Yugi and Yami said at the same time.
"Yeah, nothing. Wow, look at the time. Grandpa will kill us for being so late. Well, if we don't crash into some pole because we couldn't see. Bye, Joey. See you Monday. Come on love, let's go home." The three friends waved goodbye. The dark and light left off to the Pharaoh's car.
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Yugi shifted in his squashy seat. He looked over to his dark. He hadn't said a word since they said their goodbyes to Joey. The Pharaoh stared off at the dark road. He also had not been able to look at Yugi. What the hell happened? Yugi thought as he watched Yami. Did Yami, Yami Atemu, really do that?
"Yami, what happened?"
/Can you wait till we get home, love? I'm not in the mood to be wrapped around a telephone pole./
"But Yami, what-" Yugi stopped as he felt the car swerve. He gasped and closed his eyes, ready for impact.
/Love, open your eyes. I would never crash the car with you inside./ Yugi did as he was told. The car was packed on the side of the freeway. Shit. Shouldn't have freaked out.
"Look, Yugi. I'll talk to you once we're at the Game Shop. Just… just… Wait , okay?"
"Okay, Yami. And don't call me Yugi."
"Why?"
"I like love a whole lot better."
"Whatever, love." Yami played with his little hikari's hair before starting the car again.
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"Had a good time, boys?" Yugi heard a jolly voice at the top of the stairs say as Yami opened the door.
"Great." Yugi saw Yami run up the stairs and towards the bathroom.
"What is wrong with Yami? Didn't even say hello. Nearly pushed me down the stairs as he went pasted me." Grandpa said concerned when Yugi reached the top of the stairs.
"Nothing. I think he dropped some soda on his pants. He must want to wash it."
"Well then. You took your bath this morning some why don't you run along and change into your pajamas."
"Okay, Grandpa."
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Yami sighed as the cold water sprinkled onto his back like raindrops. Beads of water ran down his face. He banged his head against the white tile one more time before standing straight up in the shower.
He was alone with his thoughts. They attacked his mind fiercely, again and again, never ceasing. They overpowered him. They haunted him. No one could stop them. Even if Yugi was here, Yami couldn't defend himself against them.
Of course, Yami knew he was probably over exaggerating, but he felt it as true. Why the hell do you like him anyway? He is scrawny, pale, way too perky and screwed up. Why do I love him?
It's just because I love him. That is all. His small frame excites me. His porcelain skin enchants me. His happiness rubs off on me. His past… his past makes him the perfect person I know and love. Darn. Stupid feelings.
…And his lips. They're so soft and velvety. They kiss with the grace and power of the Egyptian Gods. They are lovelier than anything else. I want them. I need them, one more time. One more kiss. One more touch.
Yami looked down at the shower floor. Fuck.
He saw water drops fall onto his harden length. Getting excited over his lips, Yami? Is that all it takes, his perfect, flawless… Stop it. The Pharaoh said to himself as he felt his length harden more. Calm down, old boy. Just calm down. It'll all be okay at the end. Everything will be okay. Just, just calm down, Yami. You can't have a fucking boner when you talk to Yugi… Oh shit. Yugi. What am I going to tell him? 'Oh, sorry about that. Just wanted to taste your tongue one last time. Nothing much. Just wanted to hold you close, to embrace you forever. It's okay. Oh, one more thing. Just so you know, I want you to be my first lover, if that is okay with you, of course.' He'll love that. I'll just tell him… I'll tell him that I was just trying to shut him up, like before. No, but that'll be lying to him. I do that everyday when he asks me how I'm feeling. I don't want to lie anymore than I need to. I'll just tell him it was a mistake. That won't be lying to him. It was. I didn't mean it. It was an accident.
Yami sighed as he turned off the shower. Okay, just tell him it was an accident.
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"Yami, are you done yet?"
"Almost. Don't come in, or we'll have a repeat or the morning. And we won't want that would we?"
Yugi blushed at the thought of that morning. Will he ever let that go? Yugi bit down on his tongue as he thought of the incident. He turned a deeper red as he remembered how much he enjoyed seeing Yami so… exposed.
"Come in, love."
Yugi stood up and entered his bedroom. Yami was sitting on the light's clean white sheets, looking down at his twiddling thumbs. His bangs were wet, falling limply to his head. The rest of his hair was pulled into a semi-dry ponytail. He looked gorgeous.
"So, Yami… What happened tonight?" Yugi said as he sat next to the Pharaoh.
"When?"
"I understand during the party… Well, a bit. We needed to, or else… Wait, they never said what would happen but we would just be shunned a lot. But after… What happened?"
Just say it. Just say it. He'll understand. /It was an accident. I just wanted to quiet you up./ Yami's voice was even. NOOOO! Why did you say that? Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap!
"Yami, don't talk through your link. Your mind voice is always so regal sounding. Tell me, using your voice. I need you to say it."
"It was an accident. I didn't mean it to happen."
"I know that. Tell me, did you like it?"
Yami held his breath. Then he said, "It was… it was… okay. Better than Anzu." Yami smiled, looking up at his love. The small teen held a straight face. Emotionless. It scared Yami.
"Yami, tell me the truth."
"It was… good." Yami looked into his love's violet orbs. They danced with beauty. They grew bigger and bigger as both Yami and Yugi leaned in. Yami put a hand behind his hikari's thin neck and pulled.
Their lips were about an inch apart when Yami stood up and walked over to his bed. He grabbed his pillow and thinnest blanket. "I'm sleeping on the couch in the den." Yami ran out of the room, leaving Yugi in his thoughts.
What was that? We both leaned in. It wasn't just me. Wait, was it just me? I could have been imagining it. He must have ran off because of me. I came off way too strong. This is bad. He doesn't even want to sleep in the same room as me. I can't believe this. I wish he could just like me. Everything would be better.
Yugi laid back, thoughts swirling in his head.
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"Yami, my boy, wake up." Yami felt hands shake him. "Come on, you'll be late for school."
Yami opened his eyes to meet deep purple ones. They shone with knowledge and old age. They were handsome, but nowhere near as great as his little light's. "Yami. Get up."
"Fine." Yami sat up. The couch was extremely uncomfortable. The dark began to rub his aching lower back.
"You know, you could just sleep in your own room. I don't know what happened to you and Yugi Saturday, but it can't be too bad. Whatever you did I'm sure he will forgive you."
"Yeah I guess you're right. He would- Hey. What makes you think this is my fault?"
"I didn't, until now." Grandpa laughed as the Pharaoh rolled his crimson orbs and began to make to his room.
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/Yeah, Yami…/ Yugi sleepily said as he saw his dark come in the door. He hadn't slept in the bedroom since the party. Yesterday, he left to hang out with, of all people, Bakura before the light even woke up. Yami barely said five words the entire day to the hikari. This disturbed the light very much.
"Hey, love." Yami yawned.
/What did you do yesterday? I heard you hung out with, how did you put it, good-for-nothing tomb robber./
"And what if I did? Jealous, now?" Yami smiled. He had gone to talk to the lazy bitch Ryou calls a lover. He had planned just to beat the shit out of him. But then, then something about Bakura made Yami tell him everything. Bakura flashed his grey eyes many times as Yami exposed all his guts to him. He better not have used his fucking magic. Yami smirked as he realized that Ryou's yami probably did use his magic.
/I do not get jealous./
"Really? Everyone gets jealous."
"Like you are when someone talks to me?"
Yami blushed. Yes. "Oh yeah. I want to die every time you are talking to Dr. Schwartz."
"I knew it. Can't stand it when people talk to me, you envious fool" Tenseness filled the air. Nice, Yugi. You finally had him talking to you and then you go say that.
"Come on, love. Get up. We can't be late."
/Yami, it is fucking three in the morning./
"What?"
/Look outside. Didn't you notice how dark the hallway was or are you too stupid to see that?/
Yami looked outside. It was sapphire blue. Why did Grandpa wake me up so early? Yami turned to his grinning love. "Did you just call me stupid, my love or was it just me?"
"No. I called you a lame ass."
"You are going to pay for that, love. Nobody, except Seto and Bakura, can make fun of me get away with it."
"What are you going to do, sent me to the Shadow Realm? You know what they do to pretty pieces of ass like me."
"I would never sent you to that place, love."
"So what are you going to-" Yugi exploded with laughter as his dark began to tickle him.
Five minutes later, Yami sat, half lotus position, across from his love, who was sitting the same way. Their faces were pink from laughing so hard. They stared into each other's eyes. Yami wanted his light's lips so badly.
Yugi was the first to break the thick silence. "Yami, can you slept with me tonight?"
"What!"
"In my bed, silly."
"Oh…" Yami looked away from his smaller half. He felt the blood leave from his head. Minutes crawled by.
"Nothing is ever going to be the same, will it?" Yami snapped his head back to see his crying hikari.
"Love, don't cry. Oh please don't." Yami bounced over closer to the pale boy. He wrapped his arms clumsily around the younger teen. The Pharaoh put his face in Yugi's tri-colored hair. After several moments, the light stopped weeping. "Yugi, things won't-"
"I told you not to call me Yugi."
"Love, things won't change. Well, maybe they will but nothing will change between us. I promise."
Yugi looked up at his dark. 'Nothing will ever change between us…' The words rang through his head. "Okay."
"Okay." Yami took his arms from his light. He stood up and began to walk to his bed on the couch when he felt Yugi's warm skin grab his forearm. Yami looked at his love.
"Don't go…" Yugi held the older teen's arm gently. He felt the raised scars on the Pharaoh's arms. The scars that truly belonged to the light. The scars that he should never have burdened the dark with.
"Fine, but I will sleep on my bed."
"Please."
Yami huffed. He stepped over to his light's white bed and flopped down onto it. Yugi immediately tried to snuggle with him, rubbing his head into the dark's bare chest. Yami let his love do so, but he gave no effort to cuddle back. He knew his hikari could feel the hesitation, but the boy didn't seem to care.
"Go to sleep, love. We can't be late tomorrow."
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Grandpa waited in the den, seeing if his boy would return. After twenty minutes, the old man got up and stretched before going to his room. He didn't know why he did it. He felt the tense air between Yugi and Yami. But it had only been one day. Might as well fix it today than tomorrow. He smiled as he pushed the door to his sons' room. The two boys were sleeping on Yugi's bed. It seemed that his plan worked.
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"Yeah, Yug!" Joey ran up to his friend, nearing pushing him to the ground. Last period was out and it was a great day.
"Hello, Joey." Yugi said. "What's up?"
"Nothing. Waiting for Yami?" Joey looked down at his friend. He was staring out to the street. Cars were whizzing by.
"No. He left with Bakura to the library. They have a huge report to do for art. He asked me if I wanted to go, I said no. He asked me if he should take me home first, I said no." The blonde heard his friend's dull tone, so unlike his normal voice. He sounded bored, something that the pale teen never felt.
"Yug, is there anything wrong? You seem… strange. Did it have to do with my party? I am so sorry for that. I should have remembered about you. I just got so caught up with it, I couldn't help myself."
"It's okay Joey. I promise. It's just something Yami said. It's nothing."
"Yugi, tell me. You know how I worry about you."
"I'm sort of embarrassed about it."
"Is it really bad?"
"No. I won't do anything like… like I did before. I promise. You can talk to Yami if you want.'
"Okay. I'll trust you on that. So… What are you doing here if you are not waiting for Yami?"
"I have no clue. I should be going soon. Grandpa will get worried."
"Come on. I'll walk you home."
"What about Seto?"
"He had to go to some meeting. Even if he didn't, he wouldn't have minded."
"Let's go."
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"So, Pharaoh how is your marriage?" Bakura's harsh voice was somewhat softer now. It appeared odd to Yami how a person could have such different sounding tones, from harsh to soft within two seconds. The smell of dusty books perfumed the air. The two yamis were sitting on worn benches that were shattered in the library.
"Marriage?"
"To your puny hikari."
"Very funny, tomb robber. I didn't tell you to rub it in my face every chance you get."
"I am not rubbing it in your face. I am interested, I truly am." Though the dark hated to attempt it, Bakura was taking his crush on Yugi pretty kindly.
"It's just so weird. It gets normal and then I have to go and do something stupid. It is a circle that I will never break."
"Don't worry, Pharaoh. Things will change. Yamis always get what they want."
Yami laughed as he thought of that morning. "Things will change. I told Yugi this morning that nothing will ever change between us. I don't know what the hell I was thinking." Yami looked up from his book. Bakura's grey eyes peered at him as if he were insane.
"You told him that nothing would ever change between you two? You never say that. Damn, Pharaoh. You are really something. Are you trying to end all possible relationships with you and your hikari?"
"Whatever, Bakura."
"Hey, no more tomb robber? I will rather miss that."
"Fine, worthless grave raider."
"Ooh, like that one."
"We need to finish this report today. I can't believe I told Yugi this was for art."
"Stop your worrying, Pharaoh. Anyone can mistake the word art for social studies. Especially when talking to your husband." Bakura joked, causing Yami to roll his eyes.
"Go smoke pot." Bakura snickered and punched the tricolor haired teen playfully on the arm.
"I will, after you fuck your hikari."
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It was nearly 10:45 before Yami went to bed. He waited outside his bedroom door until he heard his love's breathing slow down. He didn't want to talk with his little light. The poor dark was afraid that he might screw up any chance at a relationship with his other half even more. He knew that Yugi was waiting up for him. The little boy had tried many times during the day to talk to him. Yami always said he had to do something or that he needed to be early for the next period. The Pharaoh felt bad when he saw the disappointed face worn by his love when he left him in the hallway. Yami fell down on his bed, creating more noise than he expected. He cursed softly as he heard Yugi stir from his resting.
/Sorry, love./
"It's o…o…o… kay." Yugi yawned.
/Go to bed./
/Fine./
/Oh, yeah. Before I forget, I will be going back to the library tomorrow to finish that stupid report. Were you okay by yourself today? I could always ditch that grave raider and bring you home./
/Actually, today Joey walked me home. But even if he didn't, nothing bad could happen. I am a big boy. I'll be fine./
"Good, now go to sleep. I don't know how the hell you are able to get up in the morning all bouncy when you only get two hours of sleep a night. What is your secret?"
"Drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. I personally like the purple ones with smiley faces painted on them."
"Very funny. And I suppose you get them from Bakura."
"Nope. Ryou. He is the one with the drugs. Bakura just steals them when he is bored."
"You're so bad. Now, go to sleep, love."
/Goodnight, lame ass./
/ Goodnight, my hyperactive windup toy/
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A/N: I know, I know. This story is becoming more and more lame ass as I go along. I didn't know how to show the awkwardness between the two lovebirds. Hoped you picked up on the little sense of weirdness I wrote between the yami and his hikari. I also know that most of this chapter was line breaks. There was a lot of talking and I am a bit weird with the whole grammar thing. But anyway, can you believe Bakura has a kinder side? In my next fanfic, he will be a ton kinder towards Yami. Oops. Forget I said that. Please stay tuned for the next chapter. It will be a grool (great + cool) one. Well, at least I hope it will.
Please review. They make fallen-angel so happy. I am not playing. They truly do. My heart explodes when I read them.