Part 3
"Oh my god!" Yugi screams. "I-I'll call an ambulance!" "No!" Yami quickly shouts. "C-
Come here." He beckons for Yugi to come closer. "Kneel right in front of me. I'll show
you how you can help me." Yugi hesitates, but starts to inch closer. "Hurry up! Or I'll
bleed to death!" Yami hisses at Yugi. Yugi moves quicker, finally kneeling in front of
Yami. "Bring your face closer, Yugi." Yami whispers. Yugi took a deep breath and
leaned forward until his nose was almost touching Yami's. Yami quickly captured Yugi's
lips in a kiss. Yugi's eyes widened in surprise, but he didn't struggle, until he felt a faint
vibration run through him. He dismissed it as a nervous shiver, until he looked down at
one of Yami's arms and saw it beginning to heal. The large cut quickly shrinking and
disappearing. Yugi gasped and pulled away from Yami's lips. /I told you, I wasn't
human,/ A deep voice purred in Yugi's head. Yami quickly grabbed the back of Yugi's
head with one of his newly healed hands, and pulled Yugi back into another kiss. Yami
licked Yugi's bottom lip, earning a moan from the smaller teen. As Yugi moaned, Yami
thrust his tongue into Yugi's mouth. As soon as Yami's tongue touched Yugi's, Yugi felt
a sharp pain run through him. The sharp pain turned into a burning sensation that spread
throughout his whole body. He quickly felt all of his energy draining away, as if it were
being sucked out by Yami's lips. The kiss quickly ended, ending in Yugi, gasping for air
and coughing lightly. "What.. What was that?" Yugi asked slowly, bringing a hand up to
clutch at his neck. "I needed energy, and you gave it to me. Simple as that." /Yami makes
it sound so natural, like its an everyday thing./ Yugi thought quickly, fearing Yami might
"hear" him. Yami didn't seem to catch the comment, and instead, stood up and limped
over to the small tub, sitting in the corner of the bathroom. Yugi, being the naturally
helpful type, disregarded his discomfort of blood and quickly gripped Yami's arm,
helping him over to the tub. Yami grunted, and said a quick "thanks", sitting down on the
rim of it. Yugi plops down right next to him on the floor, almost completely drained of
energy. "Alright Yugi," Yami begins, "Lets take a bath." "Huh?" "We're taking a bath;
now come here," Yami offered his hand to help Yugi up. Yugi blushes instantly, "B-
but… We're both guys! We don't take baths together! Not only that, but I don't know
you!" Yami narrowed his deep crimson eyes, "Yugi, take my hand. We're both dirty
from this day's turn of events. We need to wash up." Yugi looked at the outstretched
hand, and hid his own hands behind his back. "Yugi, my temper is short; take my hand,
or there will be consequences." Yugi's eyes widened, and he quickly gripped Yami's
hand. Flashbacks of that days earlier events flooding back into his mind. Yami grinned,
showing off his white teeth, "Good boy. Now get undressed, I'll go get us some towels."
Yami smiled happily, and quickly got up, leaving the bathroom. /God, one minutes he's
bleeding and in pain, next, he's angry and glaring at me, and one second later, he's happy
and smiling! This guy has major mood swings./ Yugi then glance at the bathtub, /We're
not bathing together... Are we?/ /Of course we are hikari. You are my mate after all./
Yami's voice floated into his head. /Wha-? We can't!/ /Why not?/ Yugi blushed and
sighed at the others straightforwardness and... to put it plainly, negligence to the way
society thinks. /As I've said before, we're both men and men don't do this sort of thing!
And two,/ Glancing at the tub before continuing, /That tub is so small! I'll have to sit in
your lap! And why isn't this 'mind speech' bothering me anymore?/ He felt the other
chuckle before responding. /Oh hikari, you have so much to learn. The world doesn't just
revolve around you humans and your clichés./ /Humans?/ Yugi interrupted, /You speak
as if there were more than just us./ /Well there are. I assumed you would have figured
that out by now. What, with todays little incident. Where I come from, gender doesn't
matter, as long as you have a mate. Just like I do now./ /I'm not your mate!/ There was a
growl from behind the bathroom entrance, /Yes you are. I've claimed you. Now we're
ending this subject!/ Yami appeared in the doorway. His somewhat annoyed look, turned
into a happier, playful look. He smirked, /You didn't get changed, naughty hikari./ He
wagged his finger playfully, in a 'tsk tsk' like gesture. /Or were you waiting for me to
change you? I'd be happy to oblige./ Yugi's eyes widened, and he blushed once more,
/No! I was too busy chatting with you to pay attention! I'll get changed!/ Yugi stood up
quickly. Yami remained where he was. "Would you leave so that I could have some
privacy? Please?" Yami, still smiling, rolled his eyes and left the room, closing the door
behind him. Yugi shivered and began to strip. When he got to his boxers, he hesitated.
/Anything could happen in the bath. What if he tried to... molest me, or something?/
There was a knock on the door, "Yugi, either get undressed, or I'll come in there and
undress you!" He yelled through the door. "Alright! Goodness..." He gripped the
waistband of his boxers and, begrudgingly, pulled them down. He scooped up his clothes
and placed them in a neat pile, on the bathroom counter. /Don't want to upset him more, I
might as well do as he says. I don't want to get beat up./ /I would never do that, hikari./
Yugi looked up from his clothes, at the sound of hearing Yami's voice in his head again.
/I love you, my hikari, my love, my mate. I would never lay a hand on you./ Yugi
snorted, and reverted to normal speech. "Yeah, we're just not gonna count the time, today
in fact, that you slapped me." The bathroom door flew open, allowing an angered Yami
through. "That doesn't count! I hadn't decided to make you my mate yet! And I feel deep
remorse about that! I know I shouldn't have done that!" He looked down at the ground, "I
really do feel horrible, Yugi, please believe me." Yami reached out and grabbed Yugi's
hand very gently, not expecting Yugi to curl his fingers around his hand. Clasping their
hands together. "You just make my emotions spiral out of control; I've never felt this way
in my 5,000 years of living." He looked back up at Yugi, then quickly looked to the side.
"Its confusing and frightening... Yet, it feels almost... good to feel these emotions. These
numerous things that I haven't felt in so long. I hope you'll forgive me." Yugi looked
down at their clasped hands and sighed. "Well, I can't forgive you, not yet at least." Yami
looked particularly saddened, and was quick to change the subject. "So... Shall we bathe
then?" Yami smiled sheepishly at Yugi. Yugi giggled, "You have to get undressed first."
Yami's eyes widened and he blushed. "Oh yes of course," he fumbled. He then quickly
smiled, "I was too busy gazing at your beautiful body to think about that." Yugi blushed
as red as a tomato. "Wha-? You- you-... Oooooo!" Yugi huffed. But his anger quickly
dissipated as he saw Yami begin to undress. First his shirt came off, revealing his
chizeled tanned chest. Washboard abs, and muscular arms and shoulders. Yami continued
to undress, taking off his pants and boxers at the same time, completely revealing himself
to Yugi. Yugi blushed hard at what he saw next. /Y-Yami's... Thing is huge! How did I
not notice it before?/ Yugi quickly looked away, and completely turned away from Yami.
/You like what you see, hikari?/ Yugi could feel Yami's smirk; he had seen Yugi's
shock. /L-lets just bathe okay?/ /As you wish, my hikari./ Yami brushed his hand
against Yugi's lower back as he passed, making Yugi shiver. Yami started the water in
the tub, checking the temperature and eventually leeting it run. When it was full enough,
Yami climbed in, beckoning for Yugi to come over as well. "Come here little hikari, let
me clean you."
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