Right, as you all well know, my story was deleted. Now back by popular demand, here is my new (and hopefully improved) episode 1!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kazuki Takahashi does.

Key

Blah Someone thinking, or talking to someone else through a mind link i.e. Yugi to Yami.

"Blah"Someone talking on the other side of a phone conversation, etc.

Warning: Swearing, sex (male/male relationships) and badness in general. I will put a warning before a chapter if it involves sex. You have been warned.

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Episode 1 – The Beginning

It was a quiet and peaceful evening at Domino State Park, the late summer sun setting behind the trees. The air was buzzing with insect life, bees collecting the last of the day's nectar and Dragonflies gliding around lazily, taking in the remaining sun's warmth. Everything was how you would expect it to be; the occasional couple walking by the lake, enjoying the time they had in each other's company.

It was the last day of school before the summer holidays began for Domino High students. Yugi, Yami, Bakura, Ryou, Joey, Téa and Tristan were all hanging out at the park together, coming up with plans for what they could do during the summer holidays.

Joey sighed as he fell back onto the grass. He had just chased Tristan around the park several times for taking his Red Eyes Black Dragon out of his deck earlier on that day during a duel they had had. Joey had spent most of his time snapping at everyone who had tried to talk to him, suspecting anyone and everyone of taking his Red Eyes.

"I swear, Tristan, if you ever do that again, I'm gonna kill ya!" Joey panted, still trying to catch his breath.

"Sorry man, I couldn't help it! It was just calling out to be taken…" Tristan laughed at the exasperated look he was getting from Joey. "Well, that just proves you should take better care of your stuff!"

Joey ignored this, deciding that he had nothing smart to say back. Instead, he changed the subject.

"Ahh…ten whole weeks of vacation!" He gushed. "Imagine the kind of chaos we can create!"

"You won't be doing anything of the sort with the stuff that we've planned!" Yugi stated, indicating his notebook. He had taken it upon himself to write down all the ideas they had for the holidays, and sorely regretted it afterwards. He had been reduced to holding his wrist, which had started to ache. "I've used up ten pages in this book, so I think that should be enough to keep you out of trouble!" He winced slightly as he moved his wrist with his other hand, trying to loosen it up. "I hope I don't get RSI…" (For all you simpletons out there, RSI is Repetitive Strain Injury)

"We'll do something about that when we get home." Yami said, prodding Yugi's wrist gently with his finger.

"Ow, yeah, hi, that hurts!" Yugi said, annoyed.

"Sorry…"

Téa cleared her throat. "Ah–hem. Yeah, anyway, knowing Joey though, he'll probably get himself into trouble one way or another…" She snuck a sideways glance at him.

"Hey, just because I said I was going to cause chaos, that doesn't mean-"

"Alright already!" Yami said, who had been inspecting Yugi's wrist. He let go, and Yugi squeaked. He looked exasperatedly at him. "Yugi, stop moaning. Téa, don't tease Joey. And Joey, stop being so…talkative. Don't give me that look!" He snapped, as he spotted Yugi giving him the puppy-dog eyes.

"I think we should get going guys." Ryou spoke up, who had been watching the conversation with amusement. "It's getting late."

"Yeah, and I'm going to miss my daily dose of TV!" Bakura said, having just checked his watch. He was absolutely amazed that such contraptions existed, and wouldn't be seen without one.

"Oh, is that all you think about?!" Ryou scowled at him, but just ended up laughing because Bakura put on one of his sweetest faces, which made him look really weird.

"That's not all I think about-" He started, but was soon cut off by Ryou.

"OK, let's go then! See you sometime. Call me!" He said hurriedly, before grabbing Bakura by the arm and dragging him out of the park.

"O-kay…" Téa said, giving them a weird look as they left. "Well, I guess I'll be seeing you guys soon. I'll call you some time. See you!" She was about to leave when Tristan called,

"Hey, wait for me! I'll go with you."

"Oh, OK then." She said, smiling.

"See you around guys." He said, before walking off with Téa.

Yami, Yugi and Joey waved goodbye before getting up themselves, Yami helping Yugi to stand.

"Listen, I gotta run. My dad's coming home tonight, and Serenity wants me to be home before he arrives." Joey explained. "See ya later, guys." He then turned around and ran out of the park.

"I suppose we should get going too, then…" Yugi said. He sighed, looking depressed.

"What's wrong, Aibou? It's not what I said, is it?" Yami asked, worry etched on his face.

"No, it's something else…" He said, and started to walk away. Yami tried to see what he was thinking, but Yugi was blocking his mind. He stood there thinking for a moment, before running to catch up with Yugi, not wanting him to walk by himself.

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"Keep still, Yugi!"

When Yami and Yugi got home, the first thing Yugi's Grandpa did was bandage his wrist.

"I can't help it, it hurts!" Yami sighed. He was currently holding Yugi's arm straight, and was trying hard to stop him from moving it.

"There!" Grandpa tucked in the end of the bandage and let go of his wrist. "Now, get to bed. That wrist should be better in the morning." They said goodnight and walked slowly up the stairs.

It was five minutes later and Yugi was still attempting to get into his pyjamas, his wrist making it impossible to get his top on.

"Argh!" Yami popped his head round the door, to find Yugi sitting on his bed, his top half done up and a huge scowl on his face.

"What's wrong, Yugi?" Yami walked in and sat next to Yugi. He soon realised what the problem was, though, and starting doing up the rest of the buttons on his shirt. Yami looked back at Yugi's face to see that once again he was looking depressed. "Yugi, what's wrong?" He looked up into his Yami's face and shook his head.

"Nothing." He said quietly, and he got into bed. Yami sighed and got into bed as well.

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Yami tossed and turned in his bed. He was struggling with his thoughts and emotions, trying to make sense of something that seemed endless.

Will Yugi find out how I feel about him? I love him, but I don't want to hurt his feelings…and does he feel the same way about me? How can I ever find out… He's so tight with his mind barriers, I can never read his thoughts, but I can't just say it to his face… Oh Yugi! He sighed in frustration, once again turning over in his bed, so that he was now facing Yugi, who was sleeping on the other side of the room. Slowly he fell into a fitful sleep, full of images of what would happen if he told Yugi how he felt.

Yugi was also awake, although not because he couldn't sleep. He could tell Yami was worried, he could feel his restlessness. He stayed awake for hours, not wanting his Yami to be in so much discomfort, but what could he do? Eventually he fell to thinking about his feelings, hoping that what he had said at the park would give some hint as to what he was thinking, what he was feeling…

I wish Yami knew how I feel about him, I don't think I can stand this for much longer…I love him more than I had ever imagined… Oh, he's so ignorant! I just wish he knew, I don't care if he feels the same!

He felt a cold tear trickling out from the corner of his eye. He felt so lonely…but he didn't want to hurt Yami's feelings. Eventually he fell asleep, his pillow wet from his silent tears.

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"Bakura, what the fuck did you think you were doing?!"

When Bakura and Ryou got home, the first thing Ryou did was start screaming his head off, not troubling to keep his voice down.

"Look Ryou, I'm fed up of having to keep this a secret! I don't see why we can't tell them!" Bakura glared up angrily at Ryou from his position on the sofa.

"Oh, and how do you think they'll react?" Ryou fumed. "They're not just gonna let it pass! They'll think we're…" He paused, unable to think of something, anything to say. He started pacing the floor.

"Gay?" Bakura suggested.

"No, you idiot! OK, they'll think we're gay-"

"Which we are."

"I know that, shut up! They'll think we're…I dunno…weird!"

"Weird?!" Bakura laughed. "Ryou, if you really love me, then you won't care about what the others think!"

"Oh, just-" Ryou cried out in frustration and ran up the stairs to his bedroom, slamming the door behind him. Bakura let out a long, steady sigh and followed him up.

He found Ryou lying on his bed, sobbing into his pillow. Bakura felt suddenly guilty. He ran up to Ryou and pulled him into a tight embrace. Ryou, instead of backing off, wrapped his arms around Bakura, and cried into his shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Ryou…" Bakura whispered in his ear. He lifted Ryou's face up and wiped away his tears.

"Bakura-" But he was cut short by Bakura's lips pressed against his. Their embrace tightened, forcing them to fall backwards onto the bed. They broke apart, and for a long time they just stared into each other's eyes, their bond growing strong by the minute. Eventually Ryou snuggled up into Bakura's chest, pulling the blanket over the two of them. Bakura smiled, bringing Ryou closer to him. He kissed his forehead, Ryou wriggling slightly as he did so. Bakura sighed with contentment, and gradually fell asleep.

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"Joey, what took you so long? Dad will be home in a minute!" Serenity was not pleased when she opened the door to find her brother leaning against the doorframe, covered in sweat and grass stains. He was breathing heavily, as if he had just run a mile. "Come on, we've got to get you cleaned up!" And with that, Serenity grabbed Joey's arm, dragging him inside and up the stairs. She ordered him into the bathroom and said she wouldn't let him out until he had had a shower. She dug through his drawers looking for a clean set of clothes, eventually finding some right at the bottom. God, I really have to get Joey to clear up his drawer at some point… She thought to herself. It was only then she realised that he actually kept all his clean clothes in the cupboard, so she then proceeded to empty his clothes from the drawer and into the wash basket.

About five minutes later Joey came out of the bathroom, hair dripping and a towel wrapped round his waist.

"Here." Serenity shoved the clean clothes into Joey's arms and pushed him into his bedroom. "I want you down in five minutes!" She said, before closing the door and going down herself.

"At last, some time to myself!" Joey flopped down onto his bed, taking his towel from his waist and starting to dry off his hair. He fell deep into thought, thinking about recent events, things that weren't quite normal… I don't know what it is, but…Seto's been looking at me a lot recently. Looking at me weirdly. It all started when Tristan and me were having that duel…

FLASHBACK

"OK Joey, your move!" Tristan sat back after having just destroyed Joey's Flame Swordsman (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1600) with his Firewing Pegasus (ATK: 2250 DEF: 1800).

"What?!" Joey sighed, and drew a card from his deck. His face split into a grin and he slapped the card down onto the field. "Red Eyes Black Dragon (ATK: 2400 DEF: 2000)!"

"No! That totally wipes out my Life Points!"

"Ha ha! In yer face, Tristan!"

"Great, that was a good move, Joey!" Yugi smiled.

"Ah, the great mind of Joey Wheeler strikes again!" He grinned at Tristan's look of annoyance. "Ah, don't be too downbeat, man!" He got up from his chair, turned round and walked straight into Kaiba. They yelled as they both fell tumbling to the floor, Kaiba half-lying on top of Joey. As soon as Kaiba realised what had happened, he turned bright red. Their faces were barely inches away from each other. Luckily, Joey was still half-dazed, so Kaiba quickly got up and offered a hand to help Joey up. He took Kaiba's hand, and stood up. They looked at each other for a moment, before they realised they were still holding hands. They grimaced, and let go.

"Sorry." Kaiba mumbled, before walking off.

Wow, he's cute… Joey thought to himself. I can't believe I just did that! Why'd I hold onto his hand? Why'd he hold onto mine? Why'd he turn bright red oh my God, why'd I say he was cute?! He shook his head and turned back to his friends.

END OF FLASHBACK

Ever since then Seto's been acting really embarrassed around me…but that doesn't make things any better for me. I think he's caught me staring at him, too… Oh, this is such a mess! I still think he's cute…I've actually managed to admit that to myself. Oh well, only time will tell…

Joey finished drying his hair, slipped into his clean clothes, and traipsed down the stairs.

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Luff: Hurray, it's finished at last! Sorry if you think it's a bit weird, but I can't help that.

Yugi: You made me cry!

Luff: Yeah, well… ;;

Seto: I hope I'm in the next episode. How could you talk about me but not include me?

Luff: Oh, for God's sake, you always want to be included!

Seto: 0.o

Luff: And yes, you are in the next episode.

Seto: - Yay!

Joey: Oh God…

Seto: What?

Yami: Oh Ra, will you stop yakking?!

Joey: Umm…no! Seto and Joey start arguing

Luff: Urgh… Well, don't forget to review and tell me what you think! Bye!