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Mind Link – Yami to Hikari

Mind Link - Hikari to Yami

(AN: Author Notes – if any)

Mostly Yami x Yuugi yaoi pairing, sometimes mentioning of Ryou x Bakura, and Malik x Marik.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or the characters (that would just be frickin awesome), so please do not flame and/or sue me. Thanks.

"Hmm?"

Yuugi opened his eyes slowly, blinking a few times to get the sleep out of his eyes. Yuugi looked around him for a moment, before realizing he was lying down on his living room couch. Soon, the images of the recent event came flashing back into his mind. His poor little heart became overwhelmed yet again and he was desperately hoping it was all a nightmare.

Yuugi pulled himself to sit up, before standing up from the couch. He glanced around now, getting a full view of the room, seeing he was the only one there at the time…

Oh no. Where did Yami go? What if grandpa really is dead? And the murderer came back for Yami? Oh Ra!

But Yuugi's thoughts were stopped when he noticed a mug of hot chocolate and a small sticky note attached to it, were resting there on the coffee table. Yuugi blinked softly and picked up the mug that had now cooled off some by its handle, then read the sticky note.

Aibou. If no one is in the living room with you by the time you wake up, that is only because Jounouchi and I are down stairs in the shop, cleaning up the mess of our current event… I'd advise you stay upstairs, but if you want to come down, you may.

Yuugi sighed softly. He was relieved to know his yami and best friend were fine… but still upset and crest-fallen that his grandfather was still no more then a memory now. Yuugi couldn't help but let a soft whimper out, before plopping back down on the living room couch, the mug still being held in his delicate hands. A few tears rolled down his pale and soft cheeks, before he sniffled some and took a few sips from the hot drink. Maybe if he had some hot chocolate, it would calm his nervous…

"Aibou?"

Yuugi blinked and turned his head to the sound of his yami's voice addressing to him.

"Y-yes?"

Yami gave him a smile… a soft and sad smile, before going over to the couch Yuugi sat upon, sitting down beside his hikari and pulled him into a warm embrace. That was when the tears fell down Yuugi's face again, crying softly.

"Y-Yami… why did t-this happen..?"

Yami frowned, taking Yuugi's mug and placed it back down on the coffee table, before pulling Yuugi into his lap, holding him close to his chest. He ran a free hand through Yuugi's tri-colored hair, hearing the soft sniffling and whimpers from his hikari as he laid his head against his own shoulder.

"I do not know, aibou… I wish I could have stopped this from happening to you, my tenshi. I feel so miserable."

"Hey Yug… It'll be alright, I promise man."

Yuugi blinked softly and lifted his head from his yami's shoulder, peering over the top of the couch to spot his best friend, Jounouchi standing there, giving him a sad look. Yuugi nodded towards Jounouchi, hoping he'd be right that everything would be okay after this…

I just can't believe something like this has happened to my grandpa….

Yuugi sighed softly, before gently placing his head back on Yami's shoulder. Yami patted the back of Yuugi's head softly, giving him a light kiss on his forehead. Yuugi sniffled a few more times, before nuzzling his face into Yami's neck.

I hope everything will be okay from here on…

But the events to Yuugi's life were just beginning.

It was later that night, when everything seem to calm down somewhat. Yuugi sighed softly as he sat in his yami's lap, letting his back rest against Yami's strong chest. They were both sitting on the living room couch, watching TV together. Yami smiled softly and kissed the back of Yuugi's neck. Yuugi jumped softly and giggled, before reaching a free hand to cover up the back of his neck.

"That tickled!"

Yami grinned.

"Oh it did, did it?"

Yuugi meeped as he was soon pinned down on the couch, lying on his stomach, with Yami sitting on his back, and holding his hands down, above his head, with one hand.

"Yami don't!"

But it was too late. Yami had started his tickle attack, Yuugi hollering with laughter. Yami was tickling his left side with his only free hand, as the other hand did its job by keeping Yuugi's hands in place above his head.

"Y-Yami! Stop I-I-it!"

Yami chuckled and smiled down at the sight of his aibou, squirming to get free.

"Why should I?"

"Because I-it tickles! A-and I can't breathe!"

Yami laughed softly before letting his aibou's hands go, and got off of Yuugifrom that…interesting position.

Yuugi smiled softly at Yami, before cuddling up to his yami's pressing himself against his chest and nuzzled his neck softly. Yami smiled and wrapped his strong arms around Yuugi's waist and kissed Yuugi's forehead.

Soon, a silence would fall upon the two lovers, before Yami kissed Yuugi's forehead again, and rubbed one of his soft and pale cheeks with a thumb.

"You alright, aibou?"

Yuugi looked up at Yami, blinking softly – then nodded somewhat.

"Yeah… I'm fine."

But soon Yuugi would not be fine, fore more was in store for him in his future…

TBC