A/N: Hehe... yeah, this did in fact come out almost three weeks after I posted the last chapter. I didn't mean to do that, I swear. I was sick for over a week... and yeah. Also, the next chapter won't be out until at least next Wednesday evening. I'm moving and so, I won't have any internet at my new house until Wednesday. Oh, I don't own Naruto or any of the characters. Enjoy, and please review?

Reflection
Chapter 2: Too Trusting

It was a little bit awkward at the moment, to say the very least. Bakura had just left the house to go to his own apartment a few moments ago and he already felt the need to tell Atemu absolutely everything that had happened in the past thirteen years, every single little detail. Though, the atmosphere around the house would have been a lot better if his mother wasn't sitting on the other couch, nervously attempting to start up a conversation.

"Aibou, why don't the two of us go upstairs to my room and talk? We have a lot of catching up to do, and I would love it if you would show me that sketchbook you mentioned earlier to Bakura," Atemu suggested, effectively cutting off whatever it was that their mother was trying to say.

An odd frown slowly crept onto the older woman's face, as she seemed to attempt to contemplate something but the two twins completely missed it as they headed up the stairs. Not that either of them really seemed to care anyways, it wasn't an odd thing with their mother. Her emotions and thoughts were always easy to read on her face. So, the two of them slowly walked into Atemu's room, right across from where Yugi's room used to be. It was strange for Yugi as he slowly remembered all the times that he had ended up sleeping in the elder's room.

As soon as the door was closed behind the two, the younger was swept into his brother's arms as the elder whispered, "Oh god, Yugi, it's been way too long and I've missed so much, that you can't even imagine. There's so much that I want to tell you and definitely not enough time to tell you all of it. Then I can only imagine all of the things that you want to tell me."

"Mou hitori no boku, what do you mean that we only have so much time to talk? It's not like I have to be anywhere until probably late this morning, Jono won't even notice that I haven't got back until then. I still can't believe that we were actually able to rent our own apartment," Yugi asked, slowly returning the hug that his brother was giving him.

"You are not leaving Domino City any time soon? But don't you have a life and friends back in the town that you left?"

"No, the only thing that I have back there is a few friends who all know why I've moved here, and besides, they all promised on their lives that they would visit. And if you look at it another way, then I've moved here only a few hours ago and already I have the perfect place to live, my best friend, and an older brother that I have no idea how I lived without. Why would I ever leave?"

Atemu tightened the hold that he had on the other's waist as all of the fears that he had about Yugi showing up only to leave again were slowly disappearing. It was amazing to him that the younger wasn't only here for a day or two to visit, and had accidentally met up with him. There was no need for that fear of others leaving him, not anymore, even if it was still there, hiding in the background, like it had been since his twin had been forced to leave him.

"Please, stop being so scared. I'm here now, and I don't want to leave ever again, no matter what happens," his Aibou muttered against his collarbone.

"I will try, Aibou, I will try my absolute hardest," he whispered back to the younger.

Yugi relaxed a bit more, and allowed Atemu to slowly pull him onto the bed beside them. The arms that were still securely wrapped around his waist stayed there, forcing him to rest his head on the other's chest as Atemu laid on his back. Not once did it pass through either of their minds that if somebody walked into the room, that they would think that the two of them were lovers instead of twins.

One thing that did happen to pass through Yugi's mind was that unlike his friends back in his old town, Atemu didn't know about him sexuality. He bit the inside of his lip, anxiously, trying to think of a way to tell him that wouldn't make things awkward. But it doesn't take long for the elder to sense his anxiety.

"Yugi, what's wrong?" the crimson eyed teen asked, almost seeming to read his mind.

"I-It's nothing really important," the other stammered, "I had just been wondering how to tell you something, b-but I'm scared to know how you'll react when I do tell you."

"Aibou… I want to know absolutely everything about you, no matter what it is. So, don't worry, I won't judge you for it, no matter what it is."

"Then, I think that you should know that… I-I'm gay."

It was only silent for a single moment, however that moment made Yugi cringe, thinking about his brother's reaction. What if it hadn't been the right time to tell him? What if Atemu was a homophobe but he just hadn't noticed it at all? Then the laughter started. At first it started out as a soft chuckling underneath the other's breath but it soon escalated into full blown laughter in just a few short seconds. What was going on with him?

"A-Atemu, why are you laughing?" Yugi exclaimed, pushing himself off the other's chest a few inches so he could look the other in the eye.

"I am sorry about that, Aibou. I would never judge you for anything, especially not something such as your sexuality. In fact, I would be nothing but a hypocrite if I did. It was years ago that I discovered that I much preferred men over women," the crimson eyed twin explained to the younger.

Yugi nodded happily, and relaxed backed into the reassuring hold of his twin's arms. His brother not only accepted him for who he was, but he also knew exactly what the other had gone through, to some degree. It was something that his father had never been able to do, and his life had been hell for those few months between when his father had found out and when the old man had finally died from alcohol poisoning. But he was safe now, and in his other half's arms.

"So, how about you tell me all about this roommate of yours and the rest of your friends from your old town?"

It was a longer drive form the hotel to the new apartment that he was renting than he thought it would be. True, the fact that he had wanted to just stop and sleep for the next 24 hours throughout the whole four hour drive hadn't helped much, but there was nothing that he could do about the constant feeling of jet leg. And he couldn't afford to stop. Still, here he was, sitting in the next to empty parkade that was conveniently right next to the apartment building, wanting to do nothing more than sleep.

"Hey dude, what are ya doin' just sittin' in a place like this?" a blond man asked, noticeably slurring his words together.

It was rather obvious that the man was drunk, and that the giggling blonde woman that was currently attached to his side was just as drunk as the man was. Oh, if only his window wasn't stuck open about an inch or two (he really needed to fix that by winter time) so he could at least pretend that he couldn't hear the drunken man outside his car.

"I was just hoping to get some sleep in here until the morning. Then I'll be able to go get the key to my new apartment then," he explained, without a second thought.

Shit, why did he always do things like this? When a stranger would ask him a question, he would always answer them both completely and truthfully. Even if he knew that he'd probably regret it later on.

"Oh, so you'd be my neighbor then. Ha-ha, you come stay with me until then, I don't think that Yugi would mind too much," the man offered.

"But Jono, I thought that it would be just me and you," the blonde woman whined.

This was exactly why he didn't like girls, they were always so clingy. But he thought about the offer for a moment. Would he prefer to sleep on a couch or possibly even an actual bed instead of the uncomfortable back seat of his car? Yes, he most definitely would prefer to. And the man seemed like he could be trusted, well, when the man was drunk, at least.

"It's not like he'd be joinin' us or anything like that, Mai. So, are ya comin' or not?"

It took him about 5 seconds to fumble out of the car, and grab the worn backpack from passenger side seat. He didn't want to spend even another minute stuck in that car, jet legged or not. He didn't even bother to lock the doors of his car as the three of them headed towards the elevator. The whole time he hoped that the drunken woman would stop complaining to the blond man, as it was starting to give him a headache.

The very first thing that he's aware of is the burning sensation from just behind his eyelids from this oddly bright room, and that's followed closely by a familiar pounding of his head, as if someone had made it their mission to break his skull in half. It doesn't take him long after that to realize that he doesn't remember a single detail of the night before, after meeting that blonde chick, Mai or something. Though, the first clue that he had drank way too much the night before should have been the massive hangover.

"Jono, get up out of bed already! I need to talk to you," an all too familiar voice yells at him from another room.

With a slight cringe, he realizes that it hadn't been the damn annoying sunlight that was pouring through the thin curtains that had woken him from his peaceful sleep but instead, it had been Yugi. Hopefully, he hadn't done anything too stupid while he was drunk last night like leave a condom in the middle of the floor or throw a roll of toilet paper around the main living area. He had the tendency to do stupid pranks like that while he was intoxicated.

So, in order to get away from Yugi's wrath (not that it would be the first time that he's had to face it, or even the 2nd or 3rd) he slowly scrambled out of bed, and into the kitchen, after slipping on a pair of boxers. Besides, he knew that nobody would have been kind enough to put any ibuprofen in the bathroom yet.

After he had an ibuprofen, and had poured himself a cup of coffee, he fixed his attention to the counter. Yugi was sitting there eating a couple of pieces of toast, not looking angry at all and while that was surprising, it wasn't the strangest thing he noticed. A guy about their age, probably a couple years older, was sitting there, his white hair making him stand out. Plus the guy seemed vaguely familiar as if he'd seen the guy in a distant dream or something of the sort.

"Hey Yugi, I see that you made a new friend yesterday when you went out," Jono comment, wincing at the way too loud sound of his voice.

"You really were wasted last night, weren't you?" the blond shrugged, it wasn't as if it were a secret, "I wasn't the one that invited him over here, Jono, you were," the tri-colour haired boy informed him.

The blond looked back and forth between his best friend and the buy who seemed like a complete stranger to him, other than the strange feeling that he'd met the guy before. The guy wasn't paying any attention to the conversation that him and Yugi were having, and just kept devouring the food in front of him, as if he hadn't eaten in days. Why would he have invited this guy to spend the night here? That's when his mind started to jump to conclusions.

"Uh, I didn't invite you over so that we could, uh, well, you get the idea, don't you? Cause you know, the last thing that I remember from last night is hitting on this hot chick who definitely wasn't you, at least, I don't think it was," he exclaimed, motioning in every direction with his hands.

Yugi burst out laughing at the Jono's reaction and answered for the white haired boy, "No, you didn't invite him over for that, Jono. There was a beautiful blonde that left here about an hour or two ago who said that she'd slept with you last night. It seemed a bit like she was bragging about it but that's not why I'm upset with you. You invited a completely stranger over to spend the night, not even for a one night stand or anything, and without even knowing the guy's name. No offense, Ryou."

"None taken," the white haired guy responded, struggling to swallow the last of his breakfast.

"Eh, I'm sorry about that, Yugi, but you really should know by now that I'm in no way responsible for any of the things that I do while I'm drunk like that," the blond commented.

Yugi's amethyst eyes roll and his attention is turned towards the half eaten piece of toast that's still in his hands. It would really be helpful if Jono didn't go out and get wasted like he did the night before, at least until both of them were able to get a job. Maybe getting the other to read the ads in the newspaper every morning would help with that.

"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself to you, yet, have I?" Jono shrugged, he didn't really remember, "Well, my name is Ryou, it's nice to meet you. And thank you for letting me spend the night here," the white haired man introduced himself, smiling cheerfully.

"I'm Jono, it's nice to meet you too, Ryou… Just out of curiosity, why exactly did I invite you to spend the night here?" Jono asked, cheering up slightly as the ibuprofen started to kick in a bit more.

"Well, I can't say that I'm completely sure why you asked me. I had just been sitting in my car for a few minutes before I was going to go get ready to sleep in the back seat of my car for the night. Then you and that girl came over and asked me what I was doing sitting in the car all alone. And then here we are now," Ryou explained.

It was then that all three of them came up with the conclusion that while Jono may be a complete idiot for inviting a stranger into his house, drunk or not, Ryou was way too trusting to accept the offer from a drunken man. However, unknown to Jono and Yugi, it definitely wasn't the first time that he had realized that, and probably wouldn't be the last time either.