Well my plan to get this chapter up sooner has failed miserably… Never really noticed how hard it is to be in my final year of school!! Not a good enough excuse eh?? Lol. But here you go… the next chapter. Once again thanks for the reviews and please keep them coming ;)

Domino High presents: Romeo and Juliet

Chapter 6

Yami sat miserably at the usual lunch table next to Ryou. It had been a week since the argument and still Yami was heart broken and confused. Ryou looked at the depressed state of his friend sitting next to him and frowned slightly.

'Yami and Yugi haven't been speaking for a while…' he thought to himself, as he took a bite out of his sandwich. A sigh escaped Yami's lips as he flicked several crumbs from the wrapping of his uneaten sandwiches across the table.

"Uh… Yami…everything alright?"

"Hmm? Yeah-yeah… everything's just…just fantastic…" he replied, in a deflated tone. Ryou raised and eyebrow.

"Yuhuh… so being depressed means that everything is dandy… yeah that makes sense." Yami glanced at him,

"Well it does to me…"

"I know what's going on Yami… I know the signs. If you love Yugi then you shouldn't be falling out like this…" Yami gave a surprised yet shocked look.

"How do you…"

"I wont say a thing… don't worry. I just know the signs." He shrugged. Yami leant on his palms.

"But I've told him over and over… he just doesn't want to listen since he's blaming me for these bloody letters." He thumped the table angrily, "Why are there people always wanting to destroy the glimpse of happiness in others?" Ryou shrugged,

"I'm guessing they get pleasure out of it… or maybe its just pure spite and jealousy. But it'll sort out in the end Yami… just stick at it…" Yami sniggered,

"That's not going to work… talking to Yugi is now like having a door slammed in my face…" he looked up when he heard the usual laughter of the 'others' coming towards the table. He was now used to the striking stares and growlers from Joey and Tristan… and the insults that came with them. To be honest he didn't care about their new over inflated egos, but what hurt the most wasn't the stares he was getting- it was the lack of them from Yugi. Sure they wouldn't have been the usual happy, smiling ones- but at least he would have an excuse to look at his love's dazzling eyes. For the fourth day in a row, Yugi sat down awkwardly in his usual seat next to him. Yami noticed this out if the corner of his eye and gave a small sigh,

"If you feel awkward Yugi then I'll move…" he said quietly to him out the corner of his mouth, as he began to get up out of his seat. He felt Yugi's hand on his knee which made him automatically sit down. Yugi realised what he did and blushed slightly before quickly taking his hand away. It was as if his skin was tingling at the touch of Yugi's hand on his knee. He'd missed this feeling. It had only been a few days but the thought of Yugi's touch had become so alienated to him. Joey noticed the blush on Yugi's cheeks,

"You alright Yug?" he asked scowling at Yami, who merely returned the lethal expression with a sarcastic wave.

"I'm fine… just in a wee world of my own…" Joey rolled his eyes as he carried on eating. Yami had given up on his food as he stared blankly at the other side of the café, drumming his fingers rhythmically on the table in the process. After five minutes Joey snapped.

"Would you just shut the hell up! Jeez! With all the stupid tapping no one can think!!" Yami raised an eyebrow,

"Well that'll be a first for Joey… I really didn't think that it would bother you… oh know wait… the 'noise' must be rattling off the hollow walls of your fucking thick skull!!!" Small gasps escaped everybody's lips at Yami's comments. Joey suddenly stood up,

"You think you're so cool… look at ya! You're acting all smug and wide!"

"Aye well at least I know what those words actually mean! But I'm surprised that everyone can fit in here with your bloody over inflated head!" Yami yelled back, also standing up and knocking his chair down, "But just so you know, people may be threatened by your 'Wheeler from the block' attitude, but sure as hell I'm not!" Joey scowled at him,

"You're lucky that I haven't punched you…"

"Well then go on Mr. Bigshot!" he crossed his arms and turned his face to the side, "…I'll make it easier for you… here's a target…" The whole of the café was staring at the two yelling at each other.

"Why don't you just leave. Go on! FUCK OFF!"

"I was just about to… I really shouldn't waste my breath on the likes of you!" he picked up his back and slung it over his shoulder.

"Yami wait. You don't need to…" Yugi stood up.

"Yugi please just…just leave me…"

"But why are you acting like this!?"

"Oh and you don't know!?" he replied, sounding hurt- his voice quivering. He began to walk away.

"Yugi don't even waste your time on him, he's just a bastard who doesn't care for anyone!" Yami stopped at these words and growled slightly. "I mean… who'd care for him!!??" Yami spotted a first year girl walking by him with a large bowl of trifle and tapped her gently on the shoulder.

"Here have this fiver and go treat yourself," he said to her with a wink as he took her desert. The girl giggled and bushed slightly as she walked away to her table of friends. Joey was too busy laughing to realise that Yami was right behind him again.

"You know I actually remember this saying from a wise person…" Joey turned round, "Let them eat cake." He tipped the trifle all over Joey's head and sat the bowl on top, making sure he squashed the desert into his hair. With a satisfied grin he turned back round and walked casually out of the café, all eyes on him and leaving behind a very silent Joey and a worried Yugi.

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'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

It is the east and Juliet is the sun…' mumbled Yami up to Yugi in the balcony.

"CUT!" Yami dear, what's wrong with you?? I know you're still shaken from the accident a few days ago but I'm not feeling good vibes," said Ms. Williams sounding flustered.

"I've got over that… but I'm just not in the mood to do this scene…"

"And why an earth not??? The performance is drawing nearer so you have to practise!" she huffed.

"With all do respect, I just can't face this scene at the moment… I've just lost… just lost…" '…Yugi the closest person to my heart…' "… I mean… can we do it later… I've just lost the hang of this scene…" Ms. Williams rolled her eyes, as she flicked through her notebook. Yami rubbed his forehead as he walked off the stage.

"The path of true love never did run smooth… too right!" he mumbled silently, as he slumped against the wall and slid down it to sit on the floor. "Whenever something good happens in my life, there's always something that ruins it for me."

"Yami?" Yami lifted is head at the sound of Yugi's voice and frowned.

"What am I being blamed for now Yugi?" he asked weakly.

"N…nothing… I just wanted to see why you stopped the scene…" Yami looked away from him.

"Stop being so naïve Yugi… you're actually saying that you don't know why? Then you're more stubborn than I thought…" Yugi gasped,

"I'm not stubborn or naïve!!"

"Of course you're not stubborn. Of course you don't read random letters and blame them on me…"

"I… but… it's your writing Yami!" he hissed suddenly, taking the letters out of his pocket. Yami grabbed them out of his hands.

"Do you always carry these around then?" Yugi crossed his arms as he started to read them. He raised and eye brow and sniggered slightly.

"What's with you??" Yugi asked sourly.

"Oh nothing… it's just- these letters seem to be from someone called 'Yamii.' Bloody hell!" Yugi frowned as Yami stood up and gave him a sly smile. "You want to know what I think??" he held the letters out in front of him and ripped them up three times before throwing them to the floor. Yugi lunged at him.

"Why the hell did you do that!!?" he yelled, attempting to smack him. Yami got a hold of Yugi's arms and pinned to them to his sides and brought him as close to him as possible. So close in fact that Yugi could feel the warmth of Yami's breath on his cheek.

"Yugi I never wrote those freakin letters! I swear on my life!"

"But-it's-your-…" struggled Yugi,

"Why would I want to ruin this? Ruin us?! Yugi… aibou just listen to the voice of reason!" whispered Yami.

"Oh aye and you're that voice?!" growled Yugi.

"Well I'm the only one who seems to understand what we're going through aibou," he breathed, before letting Yugi go. Yugi frowned slightly,

"But I've got evidence!" he pointed to the letters, "… I've got…"

"You've got what? Tea's word?!" interrupted Yami, "Letters from this… 'Yamii' person!? Fuck sake!! I can't believe you're acting to stupid and childish!" Yugi cringed at the angry words as Yami breathed heavily to calm himself down. He eventually gave a sigh and looked back at Yugi again. "But you know what? Something inside is still telling me to look forward to the future… telling me that something fantastic will happen…" Yugi noticed tears building in his eyes and bit his lower lip, "…and I just want you to know…"

"Know what?" breathed Yugi.

"That you were happy once- ……..with me. And you were the very first person I ever cared about…" his voice croaked, "I do still care… but you just can't listen to the truth. You can't listen to me…. the voice of reason." He closed his eyes calmly causing a tear to roll down his cheek before he turned and walked away. Yugi stared at him as he disappeared round the corner.

"…Yami…" he said weakly, almost in a whisper. He sighed sadly as he kneeled to the floor and gathered up the ripped letters. He eyes clouded over with tears. "Why is this so hard! How can he be the voice of reason?!! I'm so confused…" The picture of Yami's depressed form came to his mind which upset him even more along with the voice of Yami ringing in his ears- over and over.

"It's just… all these feelings… I've kept them bottled up for so long because I wasn't sure about them. But when I auditioned with you… I…I just got this magical feeling. A feeling I've never felt before for anyone else."

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Yugi opened his eyes suddenly and found himself surrounded by clouds. This was one of the first dreams he'd had in a week…well, one of the nicer kinds. He began to walk carefully over the candy floss coloured clouds in case he fell through them and went crashing back down to earth. He suddenly felt the cushioned floor below him disappear and he fell a short distance onto the cloud below. He gave a sigh of relief as he looked into the blue sky above.

"Thank god for that!" he breathed. A shadow cast over him blocking out the heavenly golden rays. Yugi rolled onto his stomach and came face to face with a familiar pair of boots… "Yami??" he breathed, looking up at the smiling person.

"The one and only…" he winked, as he held out his hand to help Yugi up. Yugi grinned as he stood up. "So I see you made it…"

"Erm… made it where? Yami where am I?" he asked curiously. Yami chuckled. How Yugi had missed it.

"Well…you must have listened to the voice of reason aibou… you listened to me at last!" he gave a handsome smile. Yugi smiled blissfully back at him.

"But…I can't believe… I mean I don't know what or who to believe…" this made Yami frown.

"Just listen to your heart Yugi…" he gently took his hand and placed it on his chest, "…it'll always point you in the right direction…point now I'm afraid I'm not so lucky…" Yugi looked at him.

"Why? Why are you not…" Yami took Yugi's and hand and placed it on his own chest.

"My heart's broken Yugi…and you can only fix it…" he looked teary eyed at Yugi, "…you're the only one who makes me whole." He lowered his head. Yugi noticed he was slowly fading.

"Y…Yami… what's happening??!" he gasped, as he noticed Yami's feet gradually fading to nothing.

"There's no point of me being around if you don't return the same feelings… and if you don't know what you want." Yugi embraced him.

"But you can't go!! I don't want you to leave!!" Yami hugged him tightly back and wiped away one of his tears.

"Just remember that I'll be here through anything… and I know something good will come out of all of this."

"B…but you're just a dream…" he sniffed.

"Just believe me Yugi I Yami will be here for you," he smiled handsomely. Yugi laughed slightly.

"I've missed your smile… and winks…" Yami chuckled.

"Yugi?"

"Hmmm?"

"Yugi…Yuuuuuggggiii?"

"Wh…what???"

"Thank fuck Yugi! You fell asleep pal…" Yugi looked about him and noticed that he was in his usual seat of the auditorium. He saw that Joey, Tristan and Ryou were all there too.

"Wh…what???" Yugi shook his head. "I… I must just be really tired. I haven't been getting much sleep lately." Ryou rolled his eyes knowingly. "Have you seen Yami?" Joey growled.

"Why the hell do you want to see that bastard?"

"I…I don't know… but… I just need to see if he's still here…" he said nervously. Ryou raised an eyebrow,

"I see… but why wouldn't he still be here?"

"Well… I… it's a long story…"

"Too long to tell us right now??" asked Tristan, picking up a few shreds of the letters that Yugi had missed.

"Y…yes… please just tell me… where is he??!!" Ryou smiled slightly and pointed behind him.

"He went backstage… he was repainting a few things on the set that almost crushed him last time…" he glanced at Joey and Tristan who both coughed in embarrassment. Yugi quickly jumped up and ran in the direction Ryou was pointing and disappeared round the corner.

"Um… what the hell was all this about??" asked Joey standing up.

"I just think he's finally listened to the voice of reason…" grinned Ryou.

"Who? Who's the voice of reason??" asked Tristan confused. Ryou just shrugged,

"Well… I've got an idea…"

TBC…

Hopefully this chapter was as good as the last ones. But once again thanks for all the reviews for the previous chapter and please leave some on this one. It gives me a purpose to write ;) Thanks xx