Chapter 16- Confessions of the Heart

"Geez. I thought that Yugi was better than that. I thought that he would have just let something as trivial as that go." Tristan said.

"Yeah. It's not like Yami and Tea really did anything wrong." Joey added.

"Nothing wrong? Actually, Joey, I think that they did everything wrong." Leo said.

"What do you mean?" Ryou asked.

"Yami and Tea lied to Yugi for two straight weeks by saying that they were dating when they were not. We all know that Yugi puts a lot of value on honesty. The fact that they were dishonest is enough reason for Yugi to be upset. When you think about the fact that Yugi tried to come to Yami and tell him what was going on with his father and the fact that Yami told Yugi that he didn't have the time to listen because he was doing to go out with Tea, I think that Yugi is well within his right to be upset." Leo said.

"But that doesn't-" Seto started.

"No, Seto. Leo's right. We all know that Yugi hates lying and hates being lied to, but Yami and I did that anyway. Yugi's always believed in honesty, but we were knowingly dishonest. Yugi has the right to be angry with us." Tea said.

Heba let out a sigh and headed for the stairs.

"Heba, where are you going?" Atemu asked.

Heba stopped and turned back around. "Well, since Yugi is upset, if his outburst and the slamming door is any indication, I thought that I would go upstairs and see if I could calm him down." Heba said.

"No, Heba. I'll go and talk to him." Yami said.

"That might not be such a good idea. You caused all this, and Yugi might end up hitting you again." Heba said.

"I'll take that chance. I caused this to happen, so I need to be the one to try and fix this." Yami said.

"Do you want me to help you? I'm to blame, too." Tea said.

"No, Tea. The fake dating was my idea, so I need to be the one to fix this." Yami said.

"Fine. I'm just warning you that Yugi is still going to be upset with you." Heba said.

Yami nodded an went on upstairs.

"Think that we should do anything?' Yuesei asked.

"No. Yami needs to do this alone. I think that it is best for the both of them." Leo said.

"So, what should we do?" Tristan asked.

"I suggest that you all go on home. we've had a long day, and I think that you could all use the rest. Besides, there's not much that we can do right now." Leo said.

"Okay. Just give us a call if you need us." Malik said.

Everyone left the house except for Leo, Yuesei, Kyla, Sayora, Atemu, Heba, and Tea.

"Tea, go on home. There is not anything that you can do." Leo said.

"I just feel awful because I helped to cause this." Tea said.

"I know you do, Tea, but there is not anything that you can do." Kyla said.

"I just feel like I should stay here and help Yami sort things out with Yugi." Tea said.

"No. Yami needs to fix his relationship with Yugi on his own. He caused the damage, and he has to fix it." Atemu said.

Tea nodded and finally left the Moto house.

"Well, I think that Yuesei and I will go out for a while." Leo said.

"Why?" Yuesei asked.

"Because I don't want to be here when Yugi and Yami start fighting." Leo said.

"In that case, I think that Sayora and I will leave, too." Kyla said.

All four left the house.

"Do you want to leave, too?" Atemu asked.

"No. Someone needs to be here to make sure Yugi doesn't kill Yami." Heba said.

Atemu nodded. "In that case, do you want some tea?" Atemu asked.

"Sure." Heba said.

The two headed into the kitchen.

Yugi paced across his room, trying to calm down. "I can't believe that he lied to me. What does he think I am going to do? Just ignore the fact hat he lied to me for two weeks. Worse than that, he thought that I wouldn't care that he just brushed me off when my father was beating me so that he could go out with Tea to make his lies seem real." Yugi said. He finally stopped and collapsed onto the bed and put his head in his hands. "What am I going to do?" Yugi moaned.

There was a knock on Yugi's bedroom door.

"Come in." Yugi called, figuring that it was someone coming to check on him.

Yami opened the door and walked into the room, closing the door behind him, Yami looked up and winced when he realized that Yugi was acting like he was crying. 'Did I really hurt him that much? Oh, Yugi. What have I done?' Yami asked himself. Gathering his courage, Yami said, "Yugi."

Yugi's head snapped up at the familiar voice. His eyes hardened as he said, "What are you doing in here?"

Yami flinched at the harsh stare as he realized Yugi hadn't been crying. "I wanted to talk to you." Yami said.

"I don't have anything to say to you, Yami. I'd rather you just leave." Yugi said.

"Yugi, please. Will you just listen to me for a moment?" Yami asked.

"Why?" Yugi demanded, jumping up to his feet. "So that you can lie to me again?" Yugi continued.

"Yugi, I'm sorry that I lied to you. I know that I was wrong to do that. That's why I told you the truth." Yami said.

"You shouldn't have even lied in the first place!" Yugi growled.

"I know that, and I'm sorry. I didn't think things all the way through. I made a lot of mistakes where this whole situation was concerned. I never meant to hurt you." Yami said.

"Yami, you just don't get it. You know how I feel about lying, but you did it anyway." Yugi said.

"I know, and I'm sorry. It was stupid of me to do." Yami said.

"Why are you even here trying to apologize anyway. It's not like you care." Yugi said.

"Yugi, that's not true. I never stopped caring about you." Yami protested.

"Really? Can you even tell me the last time that we spent any time together?" Yugi asked.

"Yugi, look. I know that I messed up, and I know that we haven't spent a lot of time together because of my idiocy. I made a lot of mistakes, and I am sorry for that." Yami said.

"Yami, if you want me to just forget about this, you really are out of your mind. I can't just forget about how you lied to me, and going with Heba to the Twilight Dimension to help me doesn't change a thing." Yugi said.

"Yugi, I didn't go so that I would have something to hold over you. I went because I was worried and wanted to help you. I didn't have an underhanded reason for it." Yami said.

"Do you really think that I am going to believe that? You've acted like you cared about me for years, but now that you don't have a reason to have a reason to keep me around, I don't mean a damn thing to you." Yugi said.

Yami suddenly felt a rush of anger go through him. "How the hell would you know that?! How do you know what I feel about you?" Yami demanded.

"Apparently I wouldn't considering the fact that you felt that it was more important to 'date' Tea instead of spending any time with me." Yugi snapped.

"I have already said that I never meant for this to happen. I get that I made a mistake by asking Tea to pretend to date me. I get that, but I'd like you to stop throwing that in my face." Yami growled.

"You were the one that made that mistake, Yami. You were the one that decided that you'd prefer the whole world think that you were straight. You are, apparently, ashamed of the fact that you are gay, which means that you are ashamed pf every fiend you have that is gay." Yugi said.

"That is not true!" Yami exclaimed.

"It has to be since you think that being gay is a bad thing." Yugi said.

"I am not shamed of it. If I were, then that would mean that I am shamed of Seto, Joey, Ryou, Bakura, Malik, Marik, Atemu, and you. Granted I don't like Marik and Bakura much, but that's because of the past. There's no way that I would be ashamed of my friends or my own brother." Yami argued.

"Then why the hell was it so important for everyone at school to believe that you were straight? Is your reputation that important to you?" Yugi demanded

"I don't give a damn about my reputation! I don't care what anyone at school thinks either." Yami said.

"Then why did you use Tea like that?" Yugi insisted.

"You have been such a self-centered bastard who only cared about protecting his secret of the fact that he is in love with Yugi that you have completely ignored Yugi so that you can go out with Tea!"

Atemu's words on the hospital roof when he had told Yami of all the pain that Yami had caused Yugi came back to him.

"I-I didn't mean to do that to Tea, Yugi. I didn't even realize that it was hurting her." Yami said.

"How could you have not known? You had to have known that Tea has been in love with you for a long time. You had to know that pretending to date her and then ending it would hurt her." Yugi stated.

"Yugi, Tea had come to me about a year ago and told me that she was in love with me, but I told he I didn't feel the same way. I thought that she was over me when I asked her to pretend to date me. Once I realized that Tea was still in love with me and that she was trying to make me fall in love with her, I ended things with her. I didn't mean to do that to her, Yugi. I really didn't." Yami said.

"Yami, I don't know what got into you, but if you don't care about your reputation at school, why did you think that it was so important for no one to find out that you are gay?" Yugi asked.

"Yugi, I didn't care if anyone else knew. I just-I didn't-" Yami didn't think that he could say the real reason.

Yugi had never seen Yami so anxious, and that caused some of Yugi's anger dissipate. "What is it, Yami?" Yugi asked.

Yami could hear that there was a calmer tone in his voice. He hoped that this didn't make Yugi even angrier. "The real reason was because of you." Yami said.

"Me? What do I have to with this?" Yugi asked, genuinely confused.

Yami felt drained from all the arguing and sat down in the seat at Yugi's desk. "I was scared of how you would react if you knew that I was gay." Yami said.

Yugi frowned as he sat back down on the bed. "What did you think that I would do?" Yugi asked.

"I don't know. I was scared that you would be disgusted with me for liking guys, and that that would end our friendship, but I did that already." Yami said.

Yugi sighed. "Yami, I am gay, so why would I feel like that?" Yugi asked.

"Yugi, I didn't know that at the time. I didn't know until Heba told us that you both are gay." Yami said.

"Yami, why would you think that I would end our friendship over something like that. In case you have forgotten, several of our friends are gay, and I have not acted any differently toward them. I don't care about that." Yugi said.

"I know. I know. I just wasn't sure how you would react if you knew that-" Yami trailed off.

"Yami, I don't care that you are gay. What I do care about is the fact that you lied to me. You know how I feel about lying. The fact that you lied to me is why I am so angry." Yugi said.

Yami sighed. "I know. I was wrong to lie, and I am sorry about that. I didn't think about everything through." Yami said.

"Well, I hope that you know that lying is not something that I want to happen again, and just so you know, you didn't end our friendship." Yugi said.

Yami looked at him, a slight hope shining in his crimson eyes. "I didn't?" Yami asked.

"No. I wouldn't give up my friendship with you for anything, so you can stop worrying that you have ended that." Yugi said.

"I was kinda of worried that I might have ended it with you." Yami said.

Yugi shook his head. "Don't worry. I'll get over this." Yugi said.

Yami sighed in relief. 'At least I didn't ruin things with him.' Yami thought.

Yugi watched Yami as he remembered something.

~Flashback~

Yugi knew that he had been dead, but he suddenly felt warm, and he was surprised at the feel of someone on his chest, and he could feel the wetness dampening his chest. 'What's going on?' Yugi asked himself. Finally, Yugi managed to force his eyes opened. Yugi glanced down and saw tri-colored hair that was so much like his. 'Who is that? It has to be Yami or Atemu, but which one of them would act like that?' Yugi asked himself.

He started to sit up.

The person sat up and looked at Yugi in shock.

Yugi was startled to see Yami crying.

"Yugi?" Yami whispered.

Yugi heard Menthos' voice, and his anger took over.

~End Flashback~

'That's right. When I was brought back to life, Yami was with me, and he was crying, but why?' Yugi asked himself.

Flashback

Yugi could sense that his humanity was returning.

'I must have lost control, but why am I returning to normal?' Yugi asked himself.

It was then that Yugi realized there was a pair of lips on his. As his vision returned, Yugi realized that it was Yami kissing him.

'Why in the name of Ra is Yami kissing me?!' Yugi thought frantically.

Yami pulled away from Yugi and looked at him.

Yugi could see the hidden shock in Yami's eyes.

Yugi could feel the heat rising to his cheeks, but before he could say anything, he felt dizzy before he blacked out.

~End Flashback~

"Hold on, Yami. Why did you do that?" Yugi asked.

Yami looked at him in confusion. "What are you talking about?" Yami asked.

"You kissed me when I lost my humanity, and you were the one that was with me when I was restored to life." Yugi said.

Yami instantly blushed as he remembered those things.

"Why did you kiss me, Yami?" Yugi asked, feeling slight hope rise up that he might have a chance with Yami after all.

"Well, Leo told me to. He thought that it would help bring back your humanity." Yami replied, not looking at Yugi.

Yugi felt his heart sink. 'I guess I never really stood a chance with Yami.' Yugi thought. He frowned before saying, "Yami, what did you say before I came back to life?"

"I didn't say much of anything, really." Yami said, still not looking at him.

"Yami, I need to know what you said." Yugi prodded.

Yami didn't really want to tell Yugi the truth because it would mean telling him that he was in love with him.

"Yami, please." Yugi pleaded.

That did it.

Yami could never deny Yugi anything when he used that tone, so Yami knew that he didn't have a choice except to be honest with Yugi and tell him the whole truth. "Well, Yugi, the truth is that I said that I was sorry about everything that had happened between us lately." Yami said.

"Is that all?" Yugi asked.

"No, it's not." Yami said. He gulped, not sure how Yugi would handle the rest of the truth. "I also told you that I, well, that I'm, um, that I-" Yami started stuttering because he couldn't tell Yugi the truth that could end their friendship.

"Yami, what else did you say?" Yugi asked.

"Well, I also said that I love you." Yami said.

"Yami, I already knew that." Yugi said.

Yami looked yup in surprise. "You did?" Yami asked.

Yugi nodded. "Of course I did. You love me just like you love all our friends." Yugi said.

Yami mentally sighed. "No, Yugi. I didn't meant that I love you like that. I meant that I really love you." Yami said.

Something clicked in Yugi's mind.

Yami didn't want Yugi to know he was gay.

Yami didn't want to lose Yugi's friendship.

Yami was heartbroken when Yugi had died.

Yami kissed him when he lost his humanity.

"Y-you love me love me?" Yugi asked.

Yami nodded. "That's what I didn't want you to find out. I was worried about how you would react. It's why I really dated Tea. I was scared that you wouldn't feel the same way, and that it would ruin our friendship." Yami admitted.

Yugi looked at Yami for a moment before he stood up and walked over to where Yami was. He took Yami's chin in his hand and forced Yami to look up at him before Yugi leaned down kissed Yami full on the lips.

Yami was startled by Yugi's sudden action. At first, Yami was too startled to react. When his brain fully processed what was happening, Yami closed his eyes and kissed Yugi back before he wrapped his arms around Yugi, pulling him even closer.

Yugi ran his tongue over Yami's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Yami happily complied, opening his mouth. Yugi immediately slipped his tongue into Yami's mouth and tasted Yami for the first time. The taste of an ancient spice is what Yugi tasted. Yugi started to map out Yami's mouth with his tongue, gently stroking. The actions caused Yami to let out a moan as his grip on Yugi tightened. The two finally broke apart from lack of air.

"Yugi, I-" Yami started.

"Yami, I do love you. I always have. I was also worried about losing your friendship if I told you, so I didn't say anything. I can understand that fear." Yugi said.

Yami nodded.

"I don't, however, condone the fact that you lied to me." Yugi said.

Yami winced. "I get the feeling that I'm not going to get off to easy from that." Yami said.

"No, you're not, but I am willing to forgive you for that." Yugi said.

"You will?" Yami said happily.

Yugi nodded. "On the condition that you will NEVER lie to me again." Yugi said.

"I won't, Yugi. I promise." Yami said.

"Good because you are going to be in a lot of trouble if you ever lie to me again." Yugi said.

"I won't ever lie to you again. I've learned my lesson." Yami said.

"I certainly hope that you did." Yugi said.

"Um, Yugi?' Yami said.

"Yes." Yugi replied.

"Can I kiss you again?" Yami asked.

Yugi smiled. "Yes, you can." Yugi replied.

Yami pulled Yugi down into his lap and pulled Yugi into a passionate kiss.

Atemu and Heba were still sitting at the kitchen table, drinking tea.

"I wonder how they are up there." Atemu said.

"Well, since we haven't heard any screaming or sounds of a fight, I would say that they're doing just fine." Heba said.

"How do you know?" Atemu asked.

"Because my brother would have been screaming at him otherwise." Heba said.

"Well, I hope that Yami can sort all this out with Yugi, and actually tell him the truth." Atemu said, taking a sip of his tea.

"You mean that he's in love with my brother?" Heba asked.

Atemu nodded. He glanced over at Heba and said, "You wouldn't stand in the way of it, would you?"

"Not if being with Yami will make him happy." Heba said, setting his cup down. He sighed and said, "Atemu, I know that you know who I am."

Atemu's eyes softened. "Yes, I do. I guess we haven't really talked about it, have we?" Atemu asked.

"No. Too much was happening for us to talk about it." Heba said.

"Heba, look. I'll understand it if you don't want to have a relationship now, but-" Atemu started.

"Atemu, you do remember that I said I would always love you?" Heba asked.

Atemu nodded. "Yeah, but I thought that things might have changed after-" Atemu started, but was cut off when Heba pulled him into a kiss. Atemu immediately wrapped his arms around Heba and pulled him closer. Heba ended up in Atemu's lap. Heba brought his hands up to cup Atemu's face in his hands. Atemu ran his tongue over Heba's lip, and Heba opened his mouth. Atemu immediately plunged his tongue inside of Heba's mouth. Atemu could taste the vanilla taste that Heba had always tasted like. Heba moaned as Atemu started to stroke the inside of Heba's mouth. The two finally broke apart for the lack of air.

"I take it that you want to pick up where we left off." Atemu said.

"Of course I do." Heba replied.

Atemu kissed him again.

So, I got Yugi and Yami together, adn Atemu and Heba are offically together again.

The next chapter will probably be the last one. It'll just be wrapping up a few loose ends.

Since everyone wanted me to do a prequel, my next story will be the prequel to this one.

R&R.