me: hey, it's me, it's me, it's me ac!

YUGI: wow...that was quick

me: yeah...well, i have less fics to worry about

YAMI:(still upside down on wheel thingy)get me down!

me: your fault for believing me! (throws knife)

YUGI: do you know what you're doing?

me: nope (throws another knife)

Pugy: here's the update!

PepsiDrinker: read Pugy's response

DHMPluv: that's the idea

frogger666: damn those chibi eyes!

Warrior Nun: yay! i love that scoring!

dragonlady222: okay...that would be so gross, considering what i'm gonna make them do. that's a good guess though

YUGI: is she close anyway?

me: no...no she's not

YUGI: awww...can't you give a spoiler? (big cutesy eyes of DOOM!)

me: DAMNIT! YOU'RE TOO CUTE YUGI! OKAY, ONE LITTLE SPOILER! yes, Yami has a half brother, no it's not Yugi.

YAMI: if he was and Anzu knew, wouldn't she be nice to Yugi? i mean, to get on his good side

me: hmm...you're not as dumb as i thought you were (throws knife) start fic!

ac-the-brain-supreme does not own Yugioh. she owns the fic, though. and if you steal it from her, she will hunt you down like the dogs you are and...oops, the lawyers are telling me to shut up


Weeks had passed since Yugi's arrival at the palace. Within those weeks, Yugi and Prince Yami's friendship had deepened substantially; eventually to the point where Prince Yami had told Yugi almost every secret of his. Yugi was such a good listener, and cared for his Master so much, that one day while the Prince was out of his apartments Yugi quickly ran down to the palace library to find a book on dream interpretation.

Prince Yami was so grateful that that very night, while eating dinner, the two looked up the main symbols in the Prince's dream.

" 'Mother'…here it is" Prince Yami said pointing to the word. Yugi narrowed his eyes in concentration. "'A reunion with a loved one'" the Prince read, remembering how Yugi couldn't read.

"Oh! That's…good" Yugi said…not sounding very convinced.

\YUGI'S POV/

Mother is a good thing? Yugi thought in disbelief.

Well…maybe, to some people, 'mother' meant something nice, like love and warmth. They were the lucky ones.

"Yugi?"

Yugi returned his attention to the Prince. "Sorry, Master I-" Yugi noticed his Mater's hand on his own. A blush came to his face and his heart started to beat faster.

"Yugi…are you okay? You're hand is trembling?" Prince Yami asked.

Yugi just stared at the page and said, "It is okay. I'm just a little…um…cold. It gets so much colder here at night than it does in Creelan."

Yugi put on a smile to sell his story. The Prince bought it, but kept his hand on Yugi's. "It is fairly late, isn't it?" Prince Yami asked, looking at the moon that was high in the sky.

"I guess" Yugi replied. He removed his hand from under the Prince's. "I shall retire now, Master." Yugi bowed and left the room.

"Sweet dreams" Prince Yami called softly.

Yugi came back to view and smiled in response. Walking into his room and closing the door, Yugi went into a coughing fit.

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It took Yugi some force to open his eyes the next morning. His nose was stuffed, his head was throbbing, and he couldn't stand up straight.

I think it's because the room is so cold.

But still, that's how the room was supposed to be. As told by Adrianne, Yugi had to have only a pillow and a flat cushion for his bed, he had to bathe in ice sold water, and the room had to be at least 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Yugi did this to the letter, keeping his room so cold it was hard to sleep at night and refusing any other servant who came by with sheets for Yugi's bedroom.

When Yugi tried to start his bath, his fingers trembled so much that he couldn't get the water running. So, Yugi gave up and walked into his Master's room to put away some of his clothes that had come up that morning.

\YAMI'S POV/

The Prince woke up to a horrible hacking noise. It was violent and sounded like the person was trying to cough up one of their lungs via mouth.

Prince Yami sat up, still half asleep. Rubbing the last bits of sleep from his eyes, the Prince spied who was creating that dreaded noise, and his heart nearly stopped.

"Yugi!" Prince Yami cried when he saw Yugi kneeling on the floor, one hand on his stomach, the other over his mouth. "Yugi, are you okay?" Prince Yami asked as he fell to his knees in front of his small servant.

"I'm fine" Yugi answered in a raspy voice.

The Prince looked at his servant, knowing full well that there was something wrong with Yugi. The whites of his eyes were yellowish-white; Yugi's skin was paler than before and had sweat pouring out of it.

"Yugi" Prince Yami whispered as he placed his hand, palm up, on Yugi's forehead. "Yugi, you're burning up!" Prince Yami exclaimed.

Yugi groaned and fell forward, into his Master's arms. "Please, Master, let me get to work. I can do it. I'm not that ill" Yugi pleaded.

"No, Yugi, you can't. You're too sick. I want you to go to bed" Prince Yami instructed as he smoothed the hair on the back of Yugi's head.

\YUGI'S POV/

Yugi was about to protest, maybe get a little more time in his Master's arms, but a coughing fit kept his protests unsaid.

Then, Yugi felt arms gently spin him around, and then pick him up. Looking up, he found his Master's kind face looking at him and saying, "I'll take you to your room."

Yugi didn't protest, but snuggled into his Master's strong arms. He liked being carried like this. It made Yugi feel loved. He wanted to stay in his Master's arms like this forever.

\YAMI'S POV/

Prince Yami liked the feeling of the small figure in his arms. Yes, Yugi was very sick, but still, the Prince could enjoy his servant's ability to fit into his arms.

Yugi was so light, and fragile. Like a glass statue; a perfect glass statue that the Prince wished to protect with all his ability.

Staring at Yugi, Prince Yami opened the door to his servant's bedroom, and nearly dropped his glass statue once he felt the sting of cold air.

"What… Why is it so cold?" Prince Yami asked.

"Isn't this what a servant's rooms are supposed to be like?" Yugi asked in a quiet voice.

"No. This is horrible, no wonder you're sick!" Prince Yami exclaimed.

"But…this is what Adrianne told me how my room is supposed to be" Yugi said.

The Prince gently laid Yugi down on his meager bed and asked, "What else did she tell you?"

And Yugi said everything that happened between the two that day when Yugi was sent over to Lady Anzu's apartments. At the end, Yugi asked, "I fell for her trap…didn't I?"

Prince Yami nodded sadly. "It's not your fault, you didn't know. Here, let me get this room more comfortable."

Yugi allowed at least ten thick blankets to be draped on him and the temperature to be adjusted to a more pleasurable temperature.

"Thank you" Yugi whispered, nearly asleep.

Prince Yami kneeled by his sick servant and whispered back, "There is no need to thank me, Yugi. It's the least I can do for a friend."

Yugi's eyes watered with tears of joy. He had someone who considered him their friend. "Thank you" Yugi whispered again before closing his eyes.

Happy that his servant/friend was asleep, the Prince stood up and walked out of his apartments and towards Anzu's. He was going to have a talk with that woman.

\YUGI'S POV/

The door was shut, he was alone, but it didn't matter to the half-conscious Yugi. He needed to say it. If he didn't now, he might never.

"Prince Yami" Yugi whispered, "I love you."


me: awww...fluffy ending!

YUGI: too bad Yami wasn't around to hear me say i loved him

me: makes it better!

YAMI: am i gonna yell at Anzu

me: you don't yell. you intimidate until she craps herself!

ANZU: and that's better?

me: (throws knife at Anzu) shut up! oh, breif annoucments! can ya'll make your reviews more interesting! im gonna stop responding to them otherwise. and do you think i should change my pen name? i mean, ac-the-brain-supreme is cool, and i like it, but i got other names on hold. tell me in your review!

YUGI: review and read! ((that means, if you review, you get to read more fic))

me: see you next time!