Title: Kame-chan

Author: Sorceress Fantasia

Pairings: Implied YY/Y

Warnings: Fluff

Disclaimer: I tried to lure Yugi over to me with some really good cards, but Yami came and snatched him back. He took the cards too. So no, I don't own the YGO anime or characters in any way.

Challenge theme: Turtles

Summary: Yugi's childhood best friend recounts chapters of Yugi's life.

Word count: 500

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Yugi used to drag him along everywhere.

When Yugi had been much younger, he always took him everywhere he went by the flippers. If Yugi was having breakfast, he would set him on the table and push a plate of toast towards him. If Yugi was taking a bath, he would put him on the basket of clothes and cover his eyes for modesty. And if Yugi was sleeping, they would sleep together.

Yugi even took him to kindergarten once for a show-and-tell session. And he would always remember how Yugi had introduced him.

This is kame-chan! And he is my best friend!"

They were always together.

Then Yugi's parents got a divorce, and Yugi was forced to live with his jii-chan because neither wanted custody.

He had been put away for the big move, but the movers had stuffed him too deeply into the box, and Yugi had been too curious about why he had to move to remember him. And so he never got taken out again.

As Yugi grew up, he watched from a hidden corner of the child's room, contentedly waiting and the smile on his face never fading.

Even when Yugi had returned home one day with bruises, he continued to smile and look on. And then a friend came home with Yugi one day; the first one in a long while, he noted. Then soon, more friends bounded into Yugi's bedroom; one girl and two boys.

But Yugi's first genuine smile – one that came from the bottom of his heart – was when a strange boy appeared in the room. And he looked almost like he was Yugi's long-lost twin.

Ironically, he was the one who finally found him after so many years.

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"Yugi? Is this yours?" Yami asked, holding up a dirty plush toy from a previously hidden box. They had been clearing up the room for a bit of extra space so he could move in with Yugi.

Yugi turned around, temporarily ignoring the closet he had been clearing. His eyes widened when he saw what Yami was holding.

"Kame-chan?" he whispered, slowly taking him into his hands. Hesitantly, he rubbed the layer of dust on the green turtle away. He was still looking at him with those black beaded eyes and still smiling at him with that sewn-on red mouth.

"Your childhood toy?"

Yugi nodded.

"He's my best childhood friend," he answered, giving the turtle a tight hug. "I'd almost forgotten about him."

"We should clean him up then."

"Yeah, and then you two can get acquainted. My childhood best friend and my current best friend... you two should get to know each other," Yugi teased.

Yami upped the stakes.

"Well, he can be your best friend. I want to be something more."

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That night, Kame-chan smiled as he watched Yugi entering a new chapter of his life. And he knew he would continue to do so for a very long time.

Well, turtles were famous for longevity, weren't they?

-owari-