The water sloshed and splashed round Yami's body as he lay in the bath. His legs floated slightly and he desperately tried to move them or wiggle his toes or something but it was useless. Yugi was holding his dark's head in his arms and was washing his hair gently pouring on the water and massaging shampoo into the tri-coloured hair on his aikouka's (lover's) head.
Yami loved Yugi washing his hair, he didn't really mind that he couldn't walk when he was in his arms and also because Yugi would strip to his waist and Yami would watch his muscles ripple under his skin as he moved.
He reached up a wet hand and stroked Yugi's face with it leaving a trail for glistening wetness on his cheek. Yugi smiled and began to rinse the shampoo off Yami's hair.
"Hmm you do that so well my koi."
Yugi grinned and leaned over.
"Ah but I do this better." He said before their lips met and he kissed Yami with a fierce passion.
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"I love you so much." He whispered and Yami stroked his hair.
"I love you too my koi."
Quite suddenly Yami shivered and Yugi sat up.
"The water got too cold! Hang on and I'll get you out." Yugi lifted himself off carefully and got out the bath drying himself and donning a robe quickly before lifting Yami up and out the bath and sat him on a towel which he'd put on the toilet in order to put a robe round his shoulders.
He carried him into the bedroom and laid him on it before covering him up to keep him warm while he dressed. Yami watched as Yugi moved round the room getting dressed and sorting out yami's clothes for him. Yami had commented that it had felt strange dressing in different clothes after dressing the same for so long and even now he still liked to wear virtually the same styles though, the school uniform that Yugi used to wear had been replaced by leather trousers and a leather jacket. That coupled with the collar round his neck and on his wrists always made Yugi tell him how sexy he was before kissing him and demanding they be removed.
The phone rang and as it was by the bed, Yami picked it up.
"Hello?….Hi Mokuba"
Yami was silent as he listened to what Mokuba said before muttering a 'bye' and replacing the receiver.
"That was Mokuba, They've located Kaiba."
Yugi's eyes opened wide.
"Where is he?"
"Near my tomb."
"Ah, I wonder what he's doing there?"
"Hmm I wonder if that's where he's been hiding out?"
"Could be, when are we leaving?"
"First thing tomorrow morning. Mokuba is picking us up in the morning."
"Well I'd better get us packed and ready."
"Sorry." Said Yami feeling useless again but Yugi smiled.
"It's fine really but first I'll dress you."
It had been six weeks since their release from hospital and Yugi had become very efficient at caring for Yami. They had also been practicing their telepathic link and were able to do it with hardly any concentration. Neither of them really felt ready to face Kaiba yet but they knew they must. Kaiba must be getting close to his goal of using the items and combining them for great power as The Millenium Puzzle had spent the last couple of weeks glowing at random intervals so they both knew something big was about to happen. The glowing had become more frequent of late and they had mentally urged Mokuba to hurry. Their friends had visited regularly but as time went on conversation had become strained as each one became lost in the thoughts of what Kaiba might be planning. They were all going to face Kaiba together just as they had faced things in the past and had always come through. But then, they had never faced the power of the millennium items when all placed together.
Both Yami and Yugi had little sleep that night. They clung to each other wishing that they could stay where they were and not have to go through this and risk losing each other again.
"If you die Yami," Yugi had whispered, "I will follow you."
"Only when Kaiba is destroyed."
Yugi had nodded and knew that Yami wouldn't stop him following him in death same as he knew Yami would follow him such was their love. They were two halves of a whole. One simply could not live without the other. There was no lovemaking that night, they simply held each other close finding comfort in themselves and each other.
At 6am the following morning they were ready. Mokuba's limo was already full of their friends and as soon as their luggage and Yami's chair was put into the trunk at the back they were off. There was no laughing or joking as each knew the daunting task ahead. They all had their Duel Disks with them and would occasionally get their decks out to study them and try and prepare themselves for any eventuality.
"Be prepared for anything." Yami warned. He was the only one who knew truly how terrible the power of the Millennium Items was and he had refrained from telling them just how devastating it could be – even Yugi didn't truly know.
Yami remembered a time when he was Pharaoh before Duel Monsters was sealed away when an entire city had been flattened by one blast from the combined items. Thousands of people had been wiped out in an instant and it had been one of the darkest days the world had ever known. 'Until now' he thought. Fear stabbed at him and he clutched the Puzzle, which Yugi had hung round his neck to keep hold of for a while. They shared the responsibility of wearing the Puzzle. Yugi took hold of his dark's hand and squeezed it.
'Whatever happens,' He said through their link 'We will never be parted again.'
'No, the puzzle is waiting – If we die trying to stop him.'
'Yes.'
They both knew this was likely but neither minded so long as they stayed together. Yami recalled the anguish he had felt when Yugi had sacrificed himself to save him and one thing was sure – he never wanted to feel like that again!
They arrived at the airport and checked in to wait. Yugi excused himself and Yami and pushed his koi over to the restaurant for a meal. This might be their last chance to do something together like this and they wanted to make the most of it.
They ordered and sat down to wait. While they waited, they discussed duelling strategies and reminded themselves of everything they learned when they used to duel. They both hoped that it was going to be okay and as Yugi pointed out, neither of them were seriously injured this time and should be able to stand whatever Kaiba could throw at them.
"We have to stop him at all costs." Yami said his voice serious and quiet. "Even if it means killing him."
"I know, we shall succeed, I have faith in both of us, and our deck." He said putting his hands over the cards that were on the table."
Yami's hands joined his.
"I have faith also aribou." He said.
After their meal was done, they wondered back to the others who had ordered a pizza between them and the empty box was discarded on a seat. They were all dozing as they waited to board the plane but sat up when they realised that Yugi and Yami had returned.
Their flight was suddenly announced as boarding and they collected their belongings and made their was to the gates.
A few hours later they touched down at the airport in Egypt and found that Mokuba had ordered some cars to take them to Yami's tomb. He had suggested a private jet but Yami had said that might make Kaiba pick up on them and travelling in public was less conspicuous.
There was silence in the cars as they drove across the desert. Each was wrapped up in his or her own thoughts. Yami had his arm round Yugi who was resting his head on his koi's chest, Serenity and Duke were also holding each other, Joey was inspecting and shuffling his deck nervously as was Tristen and Mokuba just sat and stared straight ahead. Tea watched him for a moment before putting her arm round him and giving him a hug. He allowed himself to be hugged and when she let him sit up again, there were tears in his eyes.
"Today we're going to put a stop to my brother's evil plans. He's not my brother anymore – he's someone else. For me my brother died the day he vanished and I was able to lay his memory to rest. The man that came the other day was a madman in my brother's body, he must be stopped."
Yugi knew that this was going to be hardest on Mokuba because he and his brother had been so close and he hoped that when it came to the crunch, that he would be able to go through with it.
'He will aribou.' Came Yami's voice in his mind.
'Oh! Did I say that out loud?'
'Only in your mind.' Yami grinned.
Dark clouds gathered in the skies as they drew nearer to Yami's tomb and the site of where Kaiba was hiding. They knew Kaiba probably knew they were coming now and would be ready to meet them when they arrived so each prepared themselves. Yami looked worriedly at the gathering storm clouds.
"His power will be great." He said and they all nodded. They all knew that the only one Kaiba would really want to duel was Yami because he had never beaten him and would want to do it just before he did whatever he was planning. But they weren't going to let Yami duel alone! They could all duel very well – even Serenity who had taken lessons and had even won a few minor tournaments much to Joey's delight. He was so proud of his sister and even approved when she said she wanted to marry Duke. They had been married for five years now and were still as happy as they had been when they married.
Tristen had been jealous at first but he had eventually come to realise that it was Serenity's choice and now he and Duke were good friends. Tea and Joey had married the year before and even had a daughter who was staying with tea's family while they made this trip. It was for his daughter's sake that Joey was determined that Tea at least should survive this encounter. Gone was the cocky duellist at Battle City and other tournaments to be replaced by a more serious and quiet duellist who liked to plan ahead and avoid disasters on the field. Yugi had asked why, and Joey had explained that having a child really makes you look at your attitude towards things in a totally different light.
The cars carried on across the desert following the satellite navigation system, which had been programmed with Kaiba's signal and beeped on the driver's dashboard. As they approached the location a massive black mountain rose up in front of them. Rising up out of the ground like some huge monster ready to devour all of them.
"His power has grown an incredible amount." Said Yami
"The Millennium Items did that?" Said Tea dumbstruck.
"Yes and that's not all they can do. The power inside almost destroyed the world until I put a stop to it. It could have been a lot worse." Yami was looking worried which unnerved everyone. They had expected Yami to be strong when faced with this as he had faced all this before but Yami was remembering what had happened on that day.
He had sealed the games away and his own soul on the process thus saving the world however, when he had done this, everyone else had been killed who was nearby. He had seen the devastation and bloodied, decapitated bodies as his soul had been drawn into the puzzle. There was no way he wanted his friends to suffer the same fate as those people had. He sighed and stared out the window at the mountain as it loomed over them.
'Here goes nothing.' He thought and signalled to Mokuba that they should stop here and go the rest of the way on foot.
Mokuba tapped the glass separating them from the driver and the car came to a stop followed by the other car.
Yugi busied himself with Yami's chair and wondered if it would push over the desert okay. He set it up and put Yami into it before attempting to push the chair. It wouldn't budge.
"Oh damn." He said, "I'll carry you then and someone can push the empty chair."
"You sure aribou? I'm no lightweight."
"It's fine really, we can stop if I get tired."
"We can take it in turns." Piped up Joey and Yami nodded.
"It's a better idea Yugi, then no one will get too worn out – we'll need all our strength to fight Kaiba."
"Alright, well I'll take first turn." He picked his koi up in his arms and the group moved off towards the black mountain.
In his lair, Kaiba watched the group approaching his mountain on his many monitors. He smirked and narrowed his eyes, one of which held the millennium eye and the other glowed a brilliant red colour. He spotted something he didn't expect and moved into the monitors for a closer look.
"What's this? Yugi is carrying the Pharaoh?" Then he saw the wheelchair. "So he is a cripple. A weak, ineffective and useless cripple." He chuckled to himself and rubbed his hands, which glowed with the power that was inside of him. "Crushing him will be such a pleasure." And he threw his head back and laughed a truly evil laugh.