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Chapter 4: MINE! MY HIKARI!!

Yami was confused. And because Yami was confused it meant that the world was being plunged into darkness, light was becoming dark, and pigs had sprouted wings and flown twice over Mexico. Yami did not become confused often.

Over the course of six months, his afterlife had become....complicated. For one, he now had a body--which kind of contradicted the term 'after'-life. The second reason for his displacement was that he felt his heart was being torn in his now solid body.

To fully explain the problems of Yami's current situation, would mean digging up part of the dusty Pharaoh's past. Though Yami had died before he could find a wife, he had been becoming of age to take on a queen and have...heirs. Let it not be mistaken that Yami is a virgin; dear Ra that is not the case indeed. However, his sexual taste did not really fall in the female category. This was of course was fine-Yami had plenty of concubines who though male offered HIM many hours of...non-boredom.

Yet that was just it! All his concubines had been male, so of course, his divine seed never had the chance to make children. This is why the imperial courts would never allow for him to have a male wife anyway, for the obvious reasons.

But still- bastards!

And still after 3 thousand years of a widely exaggerated cat nap inside the Puzzle, those morals had carried on. Now Yami was fully and solidly alive, had an incredibly intelligent and sharp mind (except when it came to any thing under the protective patent of household appliance) and could have any girl who was eligibly, old and beautiful enough.

However, Yami was still a teenager, in his teenage body and still fully controlled by his hormones. Yes the hormones, and the day he first awoke from the puzzle and found the delicate yet brave and beautiful boy whose body he had taken full control of; he had been instantly smitten.

After finding the idiot thug who touched Yami's new host and given him what's what, he had immediately returned to his soul room to find the insatiable Yugi dead to the world, on a bed of silk. It had been white silk of course, considering the small boy was the hikari of this partnership. Yami supposed the bed came from the immediate concern he felt for the little hikari, along with...something else.

So clearly did Yami remember kneeling on the cold floors of his mind, and brushing the soft blond strands off the beauties breath taking face. Yami had felt a great emotion well up in him at that moment and made the solemn promise to protect this boy and earn his affections with everything he had.

It had all been going great for a long time, though it was lonely when Yugi was not talking to him and even depressing knowing he could never actually hold the boy like he longed to do. He felt a growing love (with edges of lust of course ^_~) for his Aibou, while Yugi only took a platonic comfort in Yami's ghostly presence. How terrific.

Yami the friendly spirit.

Though Yami always suspected that Yugi was somewhat Bi, the person would really have to mean something to him for him to take an interest. Like Anzu; the first girl, first person! to actually take notice of Yugi, of course he would feel something for her! And feel something for her he did. Yami could not even begin to count how many times the young light had to change pajamas and sheets after one of his interesting dreams involving the dance crazed cheerleader. Yami would often not be able to go to sleep during the dreams, for the pain in his heart....and in his pants. Seeing Yugi so flustered and hot like that was often how he envisioned the hikari in his own dreams!

Strangely enough, two months before Yami received his body, Yugi had cut off the link when dreaming. And he was not having those embarrassing every other week. Try everyday! When Yugi started to become shy and withdrawn, though ultimately happier in those times spent with Yami in his mind, things became clear.

Yugi had fallen for him.

How hard Yami didn't know; this could possibly be another Jou thing all over again. During the time of that baka's world tournament and throughout the whole ordeal with Noah, Yugi had been crushing after his friend Jounounchi. When the attraction wearied away Yami could not say but it wasn't for long, that he could tell.

But now he had lost his train of thought, for the object of his affections was walking with the baka tomb robber's hikari, not 30 feet away. How Yami ached to get up now in front of these people and take the precious light into his arms and let Yugi and the world know exactly how he feels.

However Yami restrains himself for good reason. It was okay before to want a relationship with Yugi because he knew for certain there could never 'be' a relationship. But then Ra seemed to like tormenting his son so, that he gained a body and every opportunity to take (A/N: Yes hentais, rejoice. But that's as far as I'm going! There be kids out there!) Yugi for himself.

But then those Ra-damned morals!! -as Yami had often thought.

Feeling moody with the current flow of thoughts, Yami tried for distracting himself by observing the group surrounding him. First he inspected the tomb obsessed baka. Yami never knew fully why the idiot separated himself from Ryou, but if Yami could choose; its because the baka fell for his hikari. However his totally screwed and screwed again past would not allow the thousands years old albino thief to go with these feelings.

Protecting his own ass as ever. Baka

Content with this mental jab at his rival, never ever a friend, Yami's attention turned to the tinkling laughter of his potential future wife. As bad as this sounds, the girl was a complete open book and he could read the intensity of her emotions for him. If he asked her to now, she'd probably marry him on the spot. He felt somewhat guilty for using Anzu to try and forget Yugi, but its not like there were many choices. Mai, he had to much respect for, and could really only see her as a friend. Not to mention Jou seemed to unsure about her since the break up between him and Kaiba. No one knows what the break up was about, since Jou refused to talk about it and Kaiba would sue anyone who so much as addressed the subject.

While on the subject of Jounouchi, Yami also had no idea why he started ignoring Yugi. He seemed fine with everyone BUT the pintsized duelist, which Yami saw as odd since they had been friends for so long. Honda, basically did whatever Jou did and would assume the worst for the distance between the two duelist champions. And Anzu...

..she was a new chapter altogether. Poor mixed up Anzu-she really did care about Yami and really...not cared about Yugi. She probably knew his feelings towards his other half and Anzu viewed him as a potential rival. Of course, if the situation had been different and Yami could be with Yugi, Anzu could drown in a lake of her own tears for all he cared.

Feeling Yugi's stare and feeling uncomfortable Yami made some comment about Jou and Honda's impersonation of what being born feels like to the baby, which of course set the group off. Well except for tomb obsessed baka. He had the NERVE to scoff at the mighty Pharaoh's joke!!

Feeling that fighting with Bakura would take the heat of his Hikari's stare off of him, Yami stood ready to challenge the baka when-

"NAYA, LOOK IT IS THEM! RYOU! YUGI! OVER HERE DARLINGS!!"

Whipping around, Yami along with half the mall turned to see where the two loud and rather unsettling voices came from! And did one say Yugi? Who..

Two girls, dressed in a wardrobe that made them very hard to miss, rushed down an escalator to the hikari couple who gave new meaning to the phrase 'dears caught in the headlights'. Yami was just beginning to wonder who these girls were and how they knew HIS hikari, however...

CLAAAAAAANG!!!!!!

And Yami's jaw hit the floor. Hearing the echo, it sounded like Bakura's had as well.

Th-those girls...they...THEY KISSED MY HIKARI!!!!!!!!

Rang through a 'very' disgruntled yami. Bakura's thoughts were a little less advanced at this point. All that could be gathered was:

............................................KILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......................................

and so it was that the two seemingly amazed hikari's were dragged away by the two psycho-I mean, two girls who were snuggling the boys quite unashamedly!

When the one latched onto Yugi turned to Yami and hugged his light's head into her chest, Yami thought he was going to snap. That is if Anzu had stood up right beside him and hugged her arm asking him if he knew them?

Yami sighed, he would definitely be having a chat with Grandpa tonight. Turning to see how Bakura was holding up, Yami was surprised to see the baka raider growling and unsuccessfully trying to rip his fist from the marble of the fountain he just punched. Only half his arm was visible.

Again Yami sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance. Oh yes, he would definitely be having a chat with the guardian.