All He Had To Do Was Ask
"'I'm really easy to get along with – once you learn to worship me like the Pharaoh I am.'"
Yugi giggled.
Yami frowned, both at the shirt in his hands and his lover. "This isn't funny, aibou."
"Yes, it is," Yugi argued.
Giving his other an inscrutable look, Yami asked, "I don't sound all high and mighty all the time, do I?" He ducked his head. "I mean, this isn't true… Is it, Yugi?"
Yugi averted his gaze. "Actually…" he said slowly. "There's maybe a grain of truth to it," he admitted reluctantly.
"Nani?!"
Yugi's words tumbled out of his mouth at a fast pace as he hurried to reassure his lover. "It's just that you like to take charge of things, even when no one really needs to be in charge," Yugi said hastily. "You don't like to let anyone else be in control and it gets a little wearing after awhile."
Yami frowned and slumped down on their bed, dropping the T-shirt on the floor and kicking it across the room. "You're talking about my rivalry with Kaiba, aren't you?" he asked grumpily.
"Yes," was Yugi's immediate answer.
An answer that had been delivered all too quickly, as far as Yami was concerned.
Narrowing his eyes at his lover, Yami asked, "Hikari…what do you really mean by 'I don't like to let anyone else be in control'?"
Yugi squirmed. "Nothing," he said, tone not at all convincing.
Yami's eyes narrowed even further. "Hikari…"
Yugi blushed and ducked his head. "It's just…when we're…" He let out a breath of frustration and, firming his resolve, quickly stated his case. "You almost never let me be seme, Yami. You don't like it when I'm in control."
Surprised by this revelation, Yami blinked eyes as red as his lover's face. Though he was embarrassed, it was clear Yugi felt strongly about this. Even had he not known his lover so well, Yami could have sensed his disappointment all the way from Egypt.
Reaching out one long arm, Yami pulled his lover down into his lap. He sighed and relaxed against his koi, nuzzling comfortingly at Yugi's neck. "Yugi… I didn't realize this was bothering you so much."
Yugi gave his lover a small smile. "It's not, really, I just…I wish it was easier to get you to trust me," he said in a small voice.
"Oh, aibou, I do trust you," Yami was quick to reassure the other. "I'm sorry that I've been taking the dominant role more than I should…I just didn't know you wanted to be seme more often."
"Huh?" Yugi asked, perplexed.
"Well, you never said anything," Yami explained, as if it was perfectly obvious.
Blinking large violet eyes, Yugi gazed at his dark, astonishment etched on his features. "You mean...if I wanted to be seme more often…all I had to do…was ask?"
"Exactly," Yami agreed.
Giving a whimper of disbelief, Yugi tucked his head into Yami's neck. The former Pharaoh could hear him mumbling under his breath about 'stubborn, oblivious yamis.'
Yami chuckled. He had a feeling that when Yugi had gathered his faculties once more, he'd be in for a rough ride.
And oh, how good it would be. Good enough to take his mind off this game of prank tag.
Yami grinned evilly. For a while, anyway, he thought silently.