Paladin: Without further ado… …

One Day

Chapter Six

To Belong

"Are you sick?"

Yugi shrugged as he answered. "Not really."

He had gotten out of bed an hour and a half later, feeling better than he had in days. His grandfather gave him a strange look. Yugi's moods seemed even more fickle than usual. Something was going on, and he intended to find out what.

"Anything you want to talk about?" Yugi looked up from his bowl of cereal.

"Huh?"

"You just seem in a really good mood suddenly, is all. I don't want you to loose it."

"Oh." Yugi smiled. "It's nothing." But his smile and blush gave him away.

"Sure. This wouldn't happen to have anything to do with that date you had the other night?"

"Maybe." Yugi shrugged. "I'm kind of confused."

"About what?"

"Whether or not I can trust him enough to commit to him."

"Him, huh?" Solomon chuckled when Yugi blushed crimson. He would never understand teenagers. "Well, it seems like you really like him. Why not give it a shot? At least you won't be confused anymore."

Yugi looked away and started to play with his spoon, deep in thought.

"I think I will." He said finally. "Maybe I've been a little too hard on him."

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Yugi felt like he was intruding. He was currently standing behind a tree, a little distance up the trail from Yami. Yami was sitting under a larger tree next to the small stream that runs through the middle of this park. He looked deep in thought. He didn't want to disturb him, but he would have to walk by him, however, to continue down the trail.

He had no idea why he was hesitating. Scolding himself under his breath, he started towards Yami.

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"Hi."

Yami looked up, pulled from his thoughts by Yugi's soft voice. He immediately smiled. "Hey Yugi." He motioned to the ground beside him. "Want to sit down for awhile?"

Yugi found himself sitting when he could have easily made some excuse. He faintly wondered why he didn't. "I thought you would be in school."

"I could say the same for you."

Yugi shrugged. "You could. Sorry. I don't mean to bother you."

"You're not. I was just thinking about some things."

"Like what?" Yugi asked tentatively.

"Actually, I was wondering why you turned me down. "Twice."

Yugi looked down. "You were taken the first time." He mumbled.

"True. Do you like me?" Yami asked, turning so he could look straight at Yugi.

"Yes." His answer was simple, but he looked up when he said it and met Yami's gaze. Yami did not doubt him.

"I really like you too." They smiled, falling into silence for a moment.

"You are very quiet, aren't you?" Yami said finally, teasing.

"It's easier."

Yami was confused about this statement. What did he mean by that? To Yami's surprise, Yugi continued. "I don't want to be the center of attention. I don't like to be noticed often."

"You wear that hairstyle, but don't want to be noticed?"

Yugi giggled, leaning back against the tree. Yami was glad he was starting to relax around him. They were silent again. Yami was just relishing the feeling of being so close to someone.

A quick shared glance was all the invitation that he need to lean over and meet Yugi in a kiss. He kept it gentle and chase until Yugi leaned into him. Yami broke away first, but Yugi actually grabbed the front of Yami's shirt and pulled him back for another kiss. When they broke apart this time, Yami whispered, "Want to come to my place for a while?"

Yugi just smiled and Yami's heart skipped a beat.

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Yami had him by the wrist leading him upstairs before he knew it. He closed his bedroom door behind him.

"Are we alone?" Yugi asked nervously.

"Yep." Yugi sat on the edge of Yami's messy bed and smiled up at him. "Dad doesn't live here. Mom's at work."

Yugi very nearly panicked when Yami pushed his shoulder, laying him out on his bed, and climbed on top of him. He fought his nervousness off, however, focusing instead on Yami's palm pressed against his waist and the way his lips felt pressed to his own. Yugi reached up and let his hands fall on Yami's hips. Not knowing what else to do, he slipped his hands up Yami's shirt, not stopping till he reached his shoulders.

"Your skin is really soft." Yugi murmured which caused Yami to chuckle and pull away.

"Thanks." Yugi blushed deeply, but smiled when Yami swiftly pulled his shirt over his head.

Oh, man, he looks so good… He was attacked by another bout of shyness suddenly, but all conscience thought was swiftly cleared from his head when another kiss was placed on his lips. Letting his fingers trail up Yami's back once more, he was surprised when Yami made a small sound in the back of his throat.

Suddenly it was like a dam broke inside Yugi and a wave of hormones came crashing down on him. Propping himself on an elbow, he reached up with the other hand and grabbed the back of Yami's neck, pulling him down the rest of the way. Before he had really even thought about it, he had bit down a little too hard on Yami's neck.

Gasping, Yami backed away, looking in surprise at the teenager beneath him. There was a short pause, in which they just stared at each other, neither really sure how to react. Yami was first to recover.

"Is that lust I see in your eyes?" He asked seductively. Yugi just grinned. There was something there on his face, however, that somehow looked different. He looked sure of himself, and ready. "Show me."

Paladin: Am I awful for stopping there? This chapter was insanely hard to write. I have been working on it since before I even posted chapter five. I finally got it right, I think, even if it is a little shorter than I would have liked. I was dreading that last scene horribly. Maybe it didn't turn out too badly. I really intended to do a full descriptive lemon (been reading too many Gravitation Remixes lately), but I chickened out like I knew I would. Sorry for the hold up, and thanks for sticking with me!