Disclaimer: All Yu-Gi-Oh characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. This fic has Yaoi; you have been warned.

Main Pairings: YugiXAtemu

"blah" - talking

blah - thinking

Full Summery: (AU, Yaoi) In the year of 3005, Domino Japan had changed greatly, but sadly leaving a confused ex-pharaoh in the dust. Could he survive this odd time, and win the heart of one Yugi Vontane, a decent of his loveable Aibou?

Cyber Affection
by Yami-Yugi

Chapter 7

"Boys, the gig is up. We've been busted," she said very distastefully. She was immediately cuffed and restrained. The other officer made sure Yugi was okay before rescanning the computer files.

"Yep. You're all in BIG mondo trouble missy. There's files on how to create all kinds of terminal viruses. You are all going to get it."

"You're all under arrest for planning murder and a possibly successful murder. You're all going to be locked away for the rest of your lives," the chief said roughly holding onto the girl. The other officer restrained everyone else and called some other officers for pick up.

"Fine! Take me to prison!! I'm not ashamed of what I did!"

"Oh, you will be. You're coming with me. You're going to witness what you've done to my officer's friend AND you sure as hell be able to cure him." She pouted defiantly as she was dragged away. "Come on Vontane. I need directions to the lab." Yugi didn't move from his sorrow. The chief sighed solemnly and went to lock the girl up in his car before returning. "You gonna be alright, Vontane?"

"..."

"Yugi...?" he replied kneeling down to him.

"...L-let's...g-go..." he sniffled. The chief smiled solemnly and helped Yugi to his feet. He had him sit in the front passenger seat, following his directions to Dr. Pegasus's lab.

- - -

Dr. Pegasus was frantic. He was trying his best to keep Atemu alive. He hooked him up to a few more power sources and tried to get power to his vital systems. He sighed heavily with worry as some of them refused the power. It was so bad, that Atemu had stopped breathing. Alarms rang shrilly, adding to the turmoil. He tried opening him up and hooking power directly to his systems. He grew upset when he couldn't find the virus. "It must be nano technology. I can't even detect it anymore." The alarms stopped and all the readouts went dead. There was a long, low, beep now, the flatline. Tears slowly formed in Pegasus's eyes. "...Atemu...I'm so sorry...sorry that I...I couldn't save you..." Tears of failure and sadness fell steadily as he turned everything off and went over to the main computer. "...T-time...of death...s-seven-..."

"Wait...!" Dr. Pegasus looked up at the voice to find a very sad and solemn Yugi leaning against the door frame. A police chief was with him holding a very unhappy girl in restraints.

"Y-Yugi...?"

"...D-don't...give up...on him...yet..." Yugi said, his voice horse from all his sobbing.

"You must be Dr. Pegasus." He nodded at the chief's words. "Wow! That bad huh?" Pegasus nodded sadly. "Well, this girl is responsible for all of it. She's going to help you reverse what she's done," he said pushing her forward. She scowled.

"Well, h-he's over here," Dr. Pegasus said leading her over to a near dead Atemu.

"Hmm, it really worked!" she said excitedly.

"How dare you!" he replied.

"You'd better...fix him!!" Yugi shouted horsely.

"Why-..."

"You had better young lady. This counts as murder. I can make it worse."

"Alright alright." She followed Dr. Pegasus over to a computer. Yugi watched as she told him various things to do.

"...That should do it."

"Now that it's disabled, how do I get rid of it?"

"It takes great care. I should do it. If all you will let me."

"No funny business."

"You better not make him worse!"

"Alright," Pegasus said. "I'll be keeping my eye on you." She rolled her eyes.

"Can you get me out of these?" The chief scowled but released her hands as Dr. Pegasus led her over to Atemu. He watched her every move, helping her a bit when she needed it.

- - -

"Okay, I'm done. The rest is your problem." Pegasus scowled as she walked away. She started to walk out of the lab.

"Not so fast, young lady. You're under arrest for attempted murder and accounts of planning other attempts as well. You aren't going anywhere," the chief said restraining her again. "Alright, off we go to your new home. Do you want to stay here Vontane?"

"...yeah...You go ahead. I know you can handle everything."

"Hey, take care of yourself. He should be okay now." Yugi nodded slowly as the chief left.

"Well, I have my work cut out for me," Dr. Pegasus said hooking Atemu back up to everything. Yugi slowly and shakily walked over to see what was left of his love. New tears came to his eyes to see Atemu so battered and barely alive.

"...Y-you can...fix him...right?"

"For the most part. It's going to take a lot of work. I almost have to start all over." Yugi started to sob.

"As...as long...as...you can...fix him..."

"...I can," he sighed in reply.

"...I'm so sorry...Sorry that things just keep...happening...to you..." Yugi sobbed gently running his fingers through the tri-color mane and stroking his cheek. He gently kissed his forehead and forced himself away. "I'll let...you get...to work..." he said leaving.

"...Yugi?"

"Hmm?" he said turning around.

"...It's...just a thought, but...since he's so far damaged anyway...I...I was thinking..."

"...Y-You could make him look real? L-like my arm?"

"...It would take some time, but..."

"Could you? It's...I have this feeling it's what he'd want. He'd be just like he used to be. He wouldn't be different anymore. It'd be like he had never been a cyborg at all. I know...Great Grandpa would want it too..." Dr. Pegasus locked eyes with him.

"You really want me to?"

"For him. Do it for him."

Dr. Pegasus smiled. "I will. Go home and rest. You need sleep after all this worry."

"You too."

"Maybe a little later. Right now I want to get him to a stable point." Yugi nodded and left with a smile. Dr. Pegasus smiled and sighed happily. "I'm glad you're alright now," he said getting to work.

- - -

A few weeks later, the girl and her cronies were put on trial. Yugi did his best to stay calm during it. They were found guilty and locked away for good. He smiled as they were led away. "Glad it's over huh?" asked one of his fellow officers.

"Yeah..."

"How's he doing, Vontane?" the chief asked.

"I don't know. I was just about to go in for an update today."

"Alright. See you at work tomorrow." Yugi nodded and headed to the lab.

- - -

He went to find Dr. Pegasus when he got there. He went to the new lab they had been in before and knocked on the door. It opened and Yugi walked deep into the room. "Nice to see you, Yugi," Pegasus replied as he continued to work.

"How's it coming?" Yugi said walking over.

"Slow. Good, but slow." Yugi nodded, noticing Atemu didn't look much different. His defective limbs were gone, but he still lay open as Dr. Pegasus worked on repairing his vital systems.

"Well, they'll be no more trouble. That girl and her group just got locked away for a long time. Hopefully, there won't be anymore trouble at all. Maybe he can finally live normally without everyone coming after him."

"...Let's hope so. Making him like your arm will definitely help."

"Yeah, he'll look just like everyone else. I'll leave you alone now. Keep me posted okay?"

"I will, you can count on it." Both smiled at each other and Yugi left.

- - -

The long months passed by as Yugi went on with his normal routine, thinking about Atemu a lot. Dr. Pegasus kept him posted as promised, but he was still impatient nonetheless. Rebecca did alright by herself, happy to hear that Atemu was alright. Yugi would help on the weekends sometimes, doing what he could. It would get lonely at night, with no one but Chirp there to keep him company. Chirp did his best to comfort him and stay calm, missing Atemu almost as much as Yugi did.

- - -

Soon, the day of reckoning came. Yugi left work nervous and anxious, smiling happily. "Vontane, take tomorrow off and enjoy the weekend with him."

"Okay. Thanks chief," he said as he left. The taxi ride to the lab seemed to take forever.

- - -

Dr. Pegasus smiled as he finished. He unhooked everything but kept him asleep to wait for Yugi. He paced the room, growing impatient. There was a knock on the lab door. "Come in."

"Dr. Pegasus?"

"Ah, Yugi. It was a success," he replied with a smile.

"I'm glad," Yugi smiled. Pegasus nodded and woke Atemu up. Crimson eyes slowly opened.

"...I...I'm alive?" he said slowly sitting up.

"Y-yeah...You're not sick anymore..." Yugi said with a deep blush. Wow! S-so that's what he really looked like...H-he's beautiful... Atemu looked down confusedly. He blushed almost as deeply as Yugi, quickly covering himself with the blanket.

"...H-how...?"

"The virus almost killed you. I had to start almost completely over."

"So...I thought you'd want to be like everyone else...So you wouldn't feel so different..."

"And what a great gift it is." Atemu slowly looked at his hands and arms, flexing his fingers and staring at them. He started to cry, leaning forward and burying his face between his knees, hugging his legs close to him. He sobbed into the blanket, overcome with mixed emotions. Yugi smiled and went over to him. He put his arms around him and Atemu buried himself into him.

"Sssshhhhh, it's alright," he said gently as he rubbed his back. Dr. Pegasus smiled and left, leaving them alone. "It's okay...ssssshhhhhhh."

"...SOB...sniffle, cough...SOB..."

"SSshhhhhh." He held him and continued to comfort him as he cried there, hugging him tightly. He felt him loosen his hold and fall asleep in his arms. He smiled and carefully dressed him in black pajama pants he had brought. He gently took him into his arms and carried him to one of the guest rooms.