Disclaimer: I would make this story into an anime if I owned YGO.

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and sorry for the long wait. I was really busy with moving, sports, driving and (of course) school. I should really be unpacking or doing homework, but I'm slightly sick, so I felt that I had a right to take a break.

Sorry this chapter's short, but I guarantee that you'll love it (if you don't you'll get your money back)!

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oooooooChapter 5ooooooo

Yami had been happy all week in both of his jobs. He was always eager to get his work done so that he could either leave early and go see Yuugi, or just go see Yuugi.

Another event that kept Yami happy was the fast rate that he and Sugoroku had become friends in. The two were always at the dolphin pool during their breaks, talking about random things and Yuugi. Yami didn't know why, but he had the strangest feeling that the old man was keeping something from him.

Why would he, though? The adolescent asked himself as he was getting ready for his morning shift of cleaning the bathrooms at the Aquarium. Why would he be hiding anything? Am I just getting my hopes up about him knowing something about Yuugi? What could he possibly know?

ooo

Sugoroku Motou had gotten to work an hour early that Friday so that he would have time to talk with his grandson.

Splashing the water's surface three times had become a habit by now so the bandanna-wearing old man didn't think too much of it. As always, Yuugi obediently came up to the surface.

"Ohayo, jii-chan, daijabou?" Yuugi asked.

"Ohayo, Yuugi-kun. I'm fine and how are you?"

"I haven't really had too much exercise in the past two weeks that I've been here, but other than that I'm fine."

"That's good to hear."

"How's your assistant? And Yami?" Yuugi didn't know anything about Yami, other than what jii-chan had told him, but Yuugi still liked the human.

"The new assistant's getting lazier and lazier the whole time. I'm thinking of asking the big boss to fire him and get a new assistant."

There was some silence, but once the merboy realized that his grandfather had forgotten the other half of his question, he repeated it.

"Oh, Yami's doing fine. He seems really happy about being here…and coming to see you." Sugoroku added with a smirk. Yuugi blushed a bit, but he didn't really get what jii-chan was hinting.

The old man had noticed Yami's interest in Yuugi. He didn't know for sure why the young man was so interested, but he had his suspicions. He just hoped that Yami wasn't a good actor.

Yuugi tilted his head cutely as jii-chan had been quiet for a long time.

"Are you sure that everything is alright, jii-chan?"

"Hai, everything is just perfect, my boy."

ooo

Yami was pleasantly surprised the next day at work. The old man he was working for had told him that the managers wanted to talk to him. Not wanting to get fired, Yami had gone to their office.

oooFlashbackooo

"Ah, El-Beleidy-san, how good of you to join us on such a short notice."

What Yami wouldn't have given to be able to say: 'cut the crap and get on with it' without angering anyone.

"I'm afraid Mr. MacKenney won't be able to join us right now; he is getting rid of a rather lazy member of our staff." Yami gave him a look that relayed his earlier message. "But that's not why I called you here. I had a talk with Mack and we both decided that you need to replace the guy we're firing. Your new job is now at the dolphin pool and you will be helping the old timer there with the cleaning of the place."

Yami was ecstatic; this was perfect! He would get to work with someone he likes and be close to Yuugi at the same time! Christmas had come early!

oooEnd Flashbackooo

Splash, splash, splash, splash, splash.

"What is it jii-chan? Hasn't your assistant come yet."

Sugoroku had an unnaturally large smile on his face and it was unnerving the small adolescent.

"I have some really good news; my assistant was fired this morning and I'm getting a new one immediately. And guess who it is?"

"Who?"

"I said: 'guess', Yuugi."

"Tell me, jii-chan! It's not nice to keep me in the dark!" Yuugi pouted cutely while Sugoroku just laughed. Neither of the two heard the door open.

"Come on, Yuugi, I'm sure that you can find an answer somewhere in that fish-brain of yours." The old man laughed at his own joke.

"Jii-chan tell me! Who is it?" Despite the teasing and not knowing, the young merboy was smiling along with his grandfather.

"You can talk?!"

Yuugi's brain and body froze; there was someone else in the room. Someone else knew. He was going to be forced to perform and read jokes to a huge audience.

He was hyperventilating again. This all seemed very familiar; like his first day here. His vision was blackening and he was sinking, but like last time, he was saved…

By Yami.

Sugoroku had frozen in shock at hearing Yami enter and had been too shocked to help Yuugi get over his panic attack.

Yami held onto Yuugi's small form over the edge of the pool and spoke soothing nothings to him. The merboy was starting to calm down, but he had yet to open his lavender pools, which he had closed during his attack.

The pale boy did not want to open his eyes; he didn't want to face the reality of having another person knowing that he knew how to talk. Hell, Yuugi didn't even know who the person holding him was. He knew it wasn't jii-chan, since he had held Yuugi on numerous occasions and Yuugi recognized his touch.

This must be the new assistant… Yuugi thought, knowing that his life would end if the person told anyone.

"Are you all right, Yuugi?"

Shock, at the stranger knowing his name, forced Yuugi's bright eyes open. He was about to voice his bewilderment, but sharp crimson eyes blocked his vocal chords.

"Yuugi? Can you hear me, Little One?"

Yuugi wanted to reply, but he was hypnotized by the crimson eyes.

"Yuugi? Yuugi!" Yami was starting to panic now; what was wrong with his Yuugi?

Thinking fast, Yami pulled Yuugi out of the pool and laid him on the ground. He shook Yuugi and was begging him to respond, but he never did. Or, not until Sugoroku kneeled next to him and asked him to answer.

Yuugi sat up faster than the human eye could see. This, however, was a bad move since it made his head throb and ache.

Closing his amethysts, the merboy lifted his wet hand to his forehead, groaning slightly at the pain.

"Little One?" Yami asked.

Yuugi looked at Yami's features for the first time. "I'm fine, thanks." He hesitated for a while. "Could you help me back into the pool, please?"

"Of course," Yami picked up the smaller boy bridal style, loving the fell of Yuugi's tail against his arm. He gently placed Yuugi into his home and sat at the edge of the pool, cross-legged. "Daijabou, Yuugi-kun?"

"Hai, I'm fine, arigatou for helping me."

"It was nothing Little One, I'm just glad you're ok. You really gave us a scare."

Yuugi looked at his still-pale jii-chan and bowed to both him and Yami. "Gomen nasai for scaring you."

Sugoroku spoke up for the first time since the little scene. "Don't worry about it, Yuugi. You better be thankful that Yami was here, otherwise you could've been hurt."

Yuugi looked at Yami and gave him a thankful smile. "Don't worry jii-chan; I am thankful."

ooo

The day passed by fast and without further mishaps. Sugoroku cleaned on the ground-floor, while Yami worked under.

Yami had been stealing glances at Yuugi every chance he got and made sure to keep the visitors away from the magical spot, so that they wouldn't see his merboy.

Yami, however, had certain privileges that allowed him full view of Yuugi at times. He would scrub at the 'magical spot' and look into the cave. Yuugi sometimes catch him looking and wave at him. The human's heart would always start thumping loudly and he was sure that it would soon break the glass that separated him from his love.

Wait, Yami halted in his cleaning. Why am I back to this? Didn't I already tell myself that it could never be? There is no way that a human and merboy could ever be together, let alone Yuugi and me. He could never like me like that; the other merboys are probably more beautiful and he could have any of them…

But, another side of his mind reasoned, He will never have the chance to go back. Ask yourself: if you had the chance to free him, would you?

The half-Egyptian shook his head, but the thoughts remained there for the rest of the day.

oooooooChapter 5ooooooo