IMPORTANT: I am so sorry, but I didn't realise I got reviews from Pharaoh'sEgyptianArabian or from The Sabbit, because Chen's hotmail thought it was spam mail, so it went straight in the bin. So thank you two VERY much for reviewing me, I truly appreciate it!
Yugi: Thank you for your review, but I don't suppose there is ever going to be point when you'll ACTUALLY comment on the story, is there? Oh well, never mind. Just make sure you do next time please!! And as always I really appreciate your support!
Pharaoh'sEgyptianArabian: Thank you thank you thank you! I will put this chapter up because I've just discovered your review! I'm so grateful, truly I am! You'll be pleased to know I could possibly update very regularly because I've actually written up to chapter 19!! Yay!!
The Sabbit: Thankies! Um, no my local cinema is an ODEON, but we used have a really piddly ABC cinema. It went out of business about five years ago. Yeah, I agree about the late thing though! Mind you, I always make sure I'm at least half an hour early for the film. Mainly cos I don't want to risk being late because I have to go into town to see a film. Oooh, that reminds me, I can buy Yu-Gi-Oh! The movie tomorrow! (After doing bowling for PE… how cool is that?! Bowling!!) If they haven't sold out AGAIN… Aahh, my favourite couple is Yugi/Yami, but I'm quite flexible! Obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be involving other people…he he! And where's 'over here'? Mep… Well, thank you for your praises, I feel so happy now!! I'll now try and update at least once a week! Eh-heh.. okay twice a week. Or something. Heh. Anyways, thankies!
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 6 – Scar TissueRyou left their room, quietly shutting the door behind him. Yugi stared down at the floor, not really paying attention to Yami kneeling in front of him.
"Yugi?" Silence. "Yugi, I'm sorry. Please talk to me." He remained silent. Yami grew angry at Yugi's denial and stood up, shouting rather louder than he intended to. "Look, I've said I'm sorry, all right? What more can I do? And anyway, you were the one- eyeing Ryou-"
"What?!" Yugi got up off his bed, furious at Yami for having spotted it so quickly. "Well you didn't have to hurt me because of it! And you didn't have to be so…blunt, either."
"Ah! So you were, weren't you? And you didn't even tell him." Yami shook his head in mock disappointment.
"What, you would want me to tell him?!" Yugi could feel the panic rising in him, and the acidic burn of the bile was once again burning his throat. He retched and collapsed back onto his bed, leaning over the side to avoid throwing up on his sheets. He whimpered and hugged his knees to his chest, curling himself up into a ball. Yami sighed and sat down next to him, gathering his hikari up in his arms. Making sure that Yugi's head was facing away from him, he carried him out of the room and down the stairs, figuring it would be better for Yugi if he were somewhere more spacious than their bedroom.
Yami placed him gently onto the sofa like he had done only a few days ago, yet his feelings couldn't have been more different, more confused then they were before. Yugi once again curled himself up tightly, crying in anguish and frustration. He just wanted to go back, to change what he had done…it was such a little thing to get worked up over; yet it was enough to get Yami angry with him, to hurt him. "Yami, I-" He stopped, unable to continue without the vomit threatening to come up.
"Don't talk." Yami said flatly. He felt Yugi's forehead, and noted the fact that Yugi was probably hot enough to spontaneously combust. He wandered into the kitchen and grabbed a clean cloth out of the washing machine, soaking it under the tap. He squeezed it a little so it wouldn't drip water all over the floor, and walked back into the living room, where Yugi was still curled up in a ball. Yami pulled him up so his head was resting against the arm of the chair, and placed the wet cloth on Yugi's forehead. Yami went back up the stairs and into their room, and took Yugi's duvet off of his bed. He grabbed one of his pillows and then took them down the stairs, going slowly so that he didn't trip up on the blanket. He came back into the living room to find Yugi staring up at the ceiling, apparently having calmed down.
Dropping the duvet on the floor, Yami lifted Yugi's head up and put the pillow underneath it, and then draped the blanket over his body.
"I'm sorry." Yugi whispered. Yami shook his head.
"No. I'm sorry, Yugi. I shouldn't have hurt you." He knelt beside him, and Yugi turned around so he was facing him. Yami cupped his cheek in his hand and stroked it with his thumb. "I love you." Yugi smiled faintly and closed his eyes, eventually falling asleep. Yami kissed his forehead before standing and going up the stairs to clear up the vomit that was still on the floor. Time seemed to slow down to a painstaking pace as he scrubbed away at the floor, as though it was his punishment for what he had done.
After about half an hour of trying to get rid of the smell, Yami gave up and went into the bathroom to have a shower. He just wanted to forget that it had ever happened, to pretend that Yugi had never looked at Ryou in…the way that he did. The look on his face was still clear in his mind; the look that Yami only wanted Yugi to give him. The expression on his face was so admiring, so real, that Yami's attempt at changing its meaning failed miserably. He just wanted to drown it all out, drown out the memory in the water that was raining down on his head…but it was impossible. Yami turned the shower off and grabbed his towel from the rail, wrapping it tightly around his body. He shivered slightly as the water started to condense on his skin, and quickly dried himself off before putting on his pyjamas and going back down the stairs.
Yugi was staring blankly at the wall, and didn't notice Yami until he sat down on the sofa next to him.
"Hey, Yami." He yawned widely and sat up a bit so he could talk properly, but didn't get very far as Yami pulled him into a tight hug, catching Yugi by surprise. He looked at his face to see that his eyes were firmly closed, and his expression was pained. "What's wrong, Yami?" He kissed his Yami's lips lightly, pulling him down next to him. He lifted the blanket up and threw it over both of them, and Yami, taking the hint, got onto the sofa properly, drawing Yugi closer to him. He held him tightly, as if he was afraid that someone would take his Hikari away from him…he didn't want to lose him, and he was going to try his hardest to not let that happen.
"I promise, Yugi, that no matter what happens, I will never let you go…"
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"At last." He whispered. Mokuba watched them for a few more moments before walking out of Seto's room and quietly closing the door behind him. #I should tell Serenity about this…# He went slowly down the stairs, thinking about what he was going to say. #Maybe I should wait a bit before I say anything to her…after all, things may end up going horribly wrong.#
He soon found himself in the living room, so he sat himself down on one of the sofas. #Well, I'll probably hear it if something bad happens…actually, I'll probably hear it if anything happens at all…# He grinned at the thought of it, but quickly told himself off. #I think this is going to take some time…#
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"Joey…" They broke apart, staring into each other's eyes.
"Yeah?" Joey whispered, running his fingers through Seto's hair.
"I…love you." Seto closed his eyes; he could feel his face burning. Joey kissed his cheek gently, soothing Seto's nerves.
"I know." Seto buried his face in Joey's hair. #I never thought I would get as close to Joey as this…# He breathed in deeply, taking in the sweet smell of Cedarwood and wild mint (AN: my favourite kind of shampoo!).
"Joey…do you…can you promise me that you'll stay with me? Forever?" His heart raced as he waited for Joey's reply.
"Of course I will, Seto. I would never leave you."
"But what about the others?"
"They don't need to know about this…about us."
"You know…"
"What?" Joey looked up Seto enquiringly.
"Mokuba told me…that he thinks Yugi and Yami are…together." Seto watched as Joey's expression changed to a look of surprise.
"Really? I knew they were close but not…that close."
"Hmm." They were silent for a moment before Joey remembered the way Mokuba had acted before he came into Seto's room.
"Mokuba was acting really weird before I came in here."
"Oh?"
"Ugh, I dunno…he was just saying stuff like 'I hope you and Seto have fun together' and 'I hope he gives you a guided tour of his bed. Room. Because it's big'." Seto burst into laughter. He managed to stop himself at Joey's puzzled look, and proceeded to wipe the tears away from his eyes.
"Well, you know Mokuba." He said eventually, his hysterics finally subsiding as he put on a more serious face.
"Did you…?"
"Tell him? Yes. Being without you really made me miserable. He could see that I was unhappy, so he practically bribed me into telling him. I couldn't avoid him. And even if I hadn't told him anything, he still would've guessed what it was. I wouldn't worry about it." He smiled comfortingly at Joey, hugging him tightly. "I'll tell him off later, if you want me to." Joey shook his head, kissing Seto's lips.
"Let's forget about everyone else and just concentrate on us…I'm not sure about you, but I don't care about anyone else right now apart from you." Joey took Seto's hand in his own and walked into his room, closing the door behind them.
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"Hello?" Ryou's crackled voice came out through the phone into Yugi's ear, calming him down a bit. He was worried that Bakura might have picked the phone up, and that was the last thing he needed- especially as it was half past nine in the morning.
"Hi Ryou, its Yugi."
"Oh, hi! Are you OK now?" Yugi was a little surprised by the question, but answered it non-the less.
"I'm fine, I suppose…"
"Oh, good. What's up, then?" Yugi remained silent for a moment, thinking about what he was going to ask. It wasn't that it was really embarrassing; it was just because of what had happened the previous day…he was surprised that Ryou wasn't mad at him for not saying why Yami had been angry with him, and the fact that he wasn't made Yugi a little more confident in what he had to ask.
"Umm…I was wondering if you still wanted to go that Egyptian exhibition at some point…" He held his breath as he waited for Ryou's reply.
"Yeah, sure. Why not?" He fell silent for a moment before saying, "Is Yami anywhere nearby?" Yugi took the phone away from his ear. He looked around behind him, and seeing that the room was empty, put the phone to his head again.
"No, I don't think so."
"Well, I don't know about you, but I think it would be better if we went without our Yami's…"
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
"And guess what? You're not going anywhere near him without me." Yugi jumped and spun around to find Yami standing right behind him, looking very annoyed.
"Yugi? What's going on?" Ryou's confused voice came through the receiver just as Bakura vaguely shouted something at him in the background. "What?! Why?! Bakura, that's not fair!" Bakura obviously moved closer to the phone, because what he said next was a lot louder than it was before.
"If you're going with Yugi, then I'm going too! Especially if the Pharaoh's going to be there…" Ryou sighed, exasperated.
"Bakura, you can't control what I do! And how did you know, anyway?"
"A) Because I was listening to you through your mind and b) I could hear that Baka Pharaoh talking through the phone…"
"How dare he call me Baka!" Yami screamed, outraged.
"Bakura, I thought I told you not to do that! And don't call Yami stupid!"
"Well, it's not like he's never called me stupid!"
"Look, will you both just shut the fuck up?!" Yugi shouted. "I'm trying to have a conversation with Ryou, but I can't if you two are screaming your heads off!"
"Right!" Ryou agreed. "So, when shall we go Yugi?"
"Today. When do you want to meet?"
"Err, about eleven-ish?"
"OK. We'll meet inside. Keep your mobile on. See you later, then!"
"Yep! Bye!" The phone clicked, and Yugi put it back into its holder.
"You're still going, then?" Yugi asked wearily. Yami looked sternly at him, nodding his head.
"And I don't care if that Baka tomb-robber-"
"Oh for God's sake, will you stop calling him stupid?! I don't see why you two just can't get along with each other! I mean, I know you were a Pharaoh and he was a tomb-robber, but that doesn't mean you have to bite each other's heads off!" Yugi stomped up the stairs and into their room, getting his bag out of the cupboard and filling it with all the stuff he thought he would need. Yami followed him around slowly, as if determined not to let Yugi out of his sight. Yugi wasn't having any of this, though; he eventually managed to get Yami to go away, after threatening that he would screw Ryou if he didn't.
Yami spent his time after that muttering darkly to himself, wondering if Yugi was being sarcastic or not- but even if it wasn't, he was still determined to not let that happen. He decided to show his annoyance by banging things around the kitchen, hoping that he would get some sort of reaction out of Yugi, but of course it failed miserably. After that he sat on the sofa, sulking, and only cheered up when Yugi came down and apologised to him. That, and a little more…
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Luff: Ha ha! You're gonna have to wait till the next chapter find out what happens!
Yugi: Oh God…
Yami: Luff says she wants more reviews before putting the next chapter up. And it probably won't be as crap then, either.
Luff: Oh, thanks! That's just the inspiration I need! #Sniff#
Bakura: Oh, stop blubbering!
Luff: Blubbering?! I am the authoress, you know! I can make you do some thing really stupid!
Ryou: Yap yap yap! Shutty uppy!
Luff: Quite. Anyways, REVIEW! I NEED REVIEWS! Thank you.