Disclaimer: All characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. Any made up characters belong to me. This fic has Yaoi.
Love
is the Best Medicine
by Yami-Yugi3, Hikarigirl18
and PharaohAtemu'sAngel
Chapter 10
The next morning, things went as usual and Yugi helped Yami eat breakfast. "Want to try Duel Monsters again?"
"N-not...right now..."
"Okay, we don't have to." Chirp decided that he wanted to play so, both of them spent a good two hours playing with him and feeding him. Chirp perched on Yami's shoulder, about to take a bit of a nap, when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Yugi called.
"Hey Yuge. How's things goin?"
"Fine."
"Hey Pharaoh, how ya doin?"
"Alright...I...guess." Joey smiled as he walked into the room.
"That's great." Chirp watched Joey sit down curiously and he eased up close. "Hey, who's the little guy?" Joey asked as he noticed him in Yami's lap.
"That's Chirp. He's a loyal little sparrow that flew in one day and decided to be friends with Yami and I."
"And I s'pose that huge cage there is his?"
"Yeah, you can blame Grandpa for that." Joey just laughed. Chirp decided that he liked this 'Joey' and flew over to him and perched in his hair.
"Hey now!"
"He's just being friendly." Yami laughed a little. Yugi genki smiled.
"Hey, you are kinda cool," Joey said as Chirp nested himself in Joey's hair with a happy chirp. There was a knock on the door as a nurse came in.
"Hello, hope I'm not disturbing anything."
"No."
"I'm just gonna check a few things. Oh, and I need a blood sample. The doctor wants to check your progress." Yugi nodded and smiled at Yami as he noticed him tense up. The nurse checked his IV's and his temp. Then she took out an empty syringe with a needle on the end. She gently tried to find a vein as Yugi kept his Pharaoh calm. Yami had a weak grip on Yugi's arm as the blood was drawn. Then the nurse gently put a band aid on the injection site. "There you go hon," she said with a smile. She took the sample and headed towards the door. "Okay then, we should know in a few hours after it's analyzed," she said with a smile. Yugi nuzzled up against Yami and smiled at him. Yami smiled back and weakly put his arms around him.
"Well, I'm glad you guys are doin alright. I'll let you guys be. Oh, 'fore I forget. Ryou's coming by later."
"Okay, but..."
"I know what ya thinkin'. I'm not sure if he's bringing him or not."
"See ya Joey."
"Later."
"You hear that Yami-chan? Ryou's gonna visit. Yami?" Yugi smiled to see him fast asleep. He decided to let his other sleep and began working on another puzzle his mother brought.
- - -
There was a soft knock on the door as a familiar white-haired friend poked his head in. "Hello? Yugi, mind if I come in?"
"No, it's okay Ryou, just be quiet. He's still sleeping." Ryou nodded as he carefully walked in.
"Well, how is he?"
"He's getting better."
"That's wonderful."
"Forgetting about someone?" said a familiar voice out in the hallway. Yugi rolled his eyes while Joey just glared.
"Sorry guys, but I couldn't leave him alone you know. Besides," he added with a whisper, "I think maybe he WANTED to see the Pharaoh." Yugi nodded and sighed. "Come on in Bakura." Bakura walked in and smirked mischievously. Yami woke up and was surprised, but most definitely annoyed that Bakura was there.
"Hey Pharaoh, not so high and mighty now are you?"
"Nice...to see...you too...Baka..."
"I have to admit, it's nice seeing you down for the count for once."
"Bakura!" Yugi and Ryou shouted. He just smirked in reply.
"If...I...was...just...a little...stronger...I'd..."
"Just be glad we have company. You could say hi."
"Hello...Ryou...Tomb Robber..." he added with a sneer and a weak glare. Bakura just smirked at him.
"Will you please get along? No more trouble from you," Ryou said sternly with an upset look towards his darker half. Yugi just sighed and sat down on the bed. He helped Yami sit up.
"Don't worry about Bakura okay?" Yugi whispered with an innocent look at Yami.
"Alright...but just...because...Ryou...is here," he replied. Yugi smiled and kissed him gently on the cheek.
"So, how've things been?"
"They've been alright Ryou. Yami's getting stronger," Yugi added with a smile.
"I'm glad to hear that things are well. You been hanging in there alright?" Yami nodded weakly at him. Ryou smiled. Chirp curiously flew over and perched on Ryou's shoulder.
"Oh my! And who are you little bird?" Chirp chirped happily.
"That's Chirp. He's been keeping Yami and I company."
"Ah, so that's who this elaborate cage is for." Bakura glared at Chirp.
"Looks like an annoying pest to me," he said with an evil smirk. This scared Chirp and he hid himself under Ryou's shirt sleeve.
"That wasn't nice Bakura! I told you to behave yourself." Yugi smiled and walked over to Ryou. He helped Chirp out of Ryou's shirt sleeve and let Ryou pet him from his hands. Ryou smiled as Chirp nuzzled his fingers. "I'm sorry my companion scared you." Chirp chirped happily at him. Ryou smiled before walking away. "It was nice to see you Pharaoh, Yugi. I don't wish to keep you."
"Thanks...for...coming..."
"It was my pleasure. Glad to see you're doing well. Come Bakura. Time to go."
"But...I'm not done torturing the Pharaoh..."
"Come on," he said more sternly. "Bye now."
"That was nice of Ryou to visit," Yugi said after Ryou and Bakura had left. Yami nodded weakly. "Want to go back to sleep?" Yami shook his head no. "What do you want to do?"
"How...about...that game...of...Duel Monsters...we never...got to...finish."
"You feel up to it?" Yami nodded. "Okay," Yugi said with a genki smile. Yugi gave Yami his deck and sat down on the bed with his own. "You sure?" Yami nodded. Yugi smiled and was happy to see that Yami had a stronger grip on the cards, though he was still shaking a little. Chirp flew over to Yami and helped him play. They laughed and dueled until Yami fell asleep in the middle of a move. Yugi smiled, cleaned up the cards, and covered Yami more warmly. "Sleep well Mou Hitori no Boku," he said kissing him softly on the forehead. He got out the puzzle he was working on and continued working on it.
- - -
There was a soft knock on the door and the doctor from the first night came in. "Oh, sorry to bother you. I didn't realize he was sleeping."
"No, it's okay. It must be something important."
"Actually, it's some good news. I got the blood test done and I'm happy to say there's definitely going to be a full recovery. That miracle medicine is completely out of his system and his white blood cell count is almost back to normal. He should be out of here pretty soon."
"That's great. I only wish he could have heard it."
"You can just te-"
"H-hear what?"
"You're a whole lot better Yami-chan. You have most of your immune system back," Yugi said with a smile. Yami smiled back.
"You can go home pretty soon. You've made an amazing improvement since I first saw you."
"Isn't that great?" Yugi asked almost excitedly. Yami chuckled a little bit at his antics. He coughed once and cleared his throat.
"Well, that's really all I wanted to say. I'll let you be."
"Thank you..."
"Welcome," the doctor said as he left the room with a smile.
