I DO NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh.

Chan: aloha! I have returned!

Yami: oh no, I guess this means more Yami torture.

Chan: yep, lots and lots more! I'm so sorry that I've left this story so long –goes down on bended knees, begging for the readers' forgiveness- please, please read on still!

Chapter 15
The BIG Shock

Bakura's P.O.V.

I actually hugged Yugi, I was so relived. And I'm not usually the hugging sort. A nurse came over and Yugi had to say hi again, then Yami and Ryou and Grandpa all came back and he said hi three more times. I was starting to wonder if it would be hurting his throat any. Once everyone had calmed down though, it didn't seem quite so good. You see, 'hi' was the only word Yugi was saying.

Still, it was a big improvement and Yami seemed pleased. Yami being pleased meant Yami smiling. And Yami smiling was a wonderful thing to see. Things just seemed to keep getting better, because when we went outside so the doctor could talk to Yugi one-on-one, Yami hugged me. His hair smelt nice and his body was warm. I could have drowned in that feeling for ever.

That hug kept me in a good mood all day. I was in a good mood that morning at the hospital. I was in a good mood on the way back home. I made lunch for me and Ryou and I still didn't let my good mood falter. Ryou did the washing up so there was no reason for me to be unhappy then. In fact, I was still feeling happy that evening after dinner when I went to bed. But that's when things started to go wrong.

At first I couldn't get comfy, so I fidgeted around and plumped up the pillow until it was soft enough. Then I was too hot so I got up and opened a window. Then I simply just couldn't sleep. I tossed and turned for well over an hour before dropping off into a restless sleep. I didn't so much dream, as keep replaying what had happened during the day. But every time I got to anything to do with Yami in the 'dream', his face was blurred so I couldn't quite be sure it was him. it was actually quite scary. Not that I get scared.

I woke up needing to go to the toilet at one point. For some reason I didn't want to go back to sleep. Sure, I was tired, but I just didn't want to see Yami's face blurred like that again. So, I ended up sitting in the kitchen, sorting though some of my duelling cards. I hadn't duelled anyone in ages, so it had been a while since I'd looked at my cards. I put them into piles; one for traps, one for spells, one for monsters. It wasn't the most entreating thing in the world, but it was keeping me awake. But I was so tired. So tired. So…..tired….so….

I woke up with a start. My cards had slipped to the floor, my head was resting on the table and there was the first light of dawn showing just through the window. Yami had been having one of those dreams again. I could tell. I leapt to my feet, tugging on my shoes and gathering up my dropped cards.

Before leaving the house, I grabbed a pen and scribbled a quick note to Ryou saying that I couldn't sleep and had gone out for a run. Neither of these facts were a lie, I just simply didn't say where I was running to.

It's still a wonder to me how Yami managed to get up the tree in the first place. Sure the dreams have made him do odd stuff before, but now they had reached new heights, quite literally. For a moment I thought maybe he was going to jump, but then I realised he was laying, full stretch on one of the branches, fast asleep. I had to climb up there myself to reach him. I sat down, one leg either side of the branch and pulled Yami closer to make sure he didn't fall. I stroked his hair out of his eyes. There was a cut across his forehead and several bruises. It was no where near as bad it had been before, but if he happened to roll over in his sleep he'd go crashing right to the ground.

He cuddled closer to me unconsciously. A blush spread across my cheeks. If anyone was walking underneath and looked up, they'd assume we were simply two boyfriends enjoying an early morning cuddle. In fact, when I lean my head far forwards so my hair covers my face and I hunch my shoulders I often get mistaken for a girl. It's so embarrassing. Yami had offered to put my hair into a ponytail before, but it was only a joke and I'd given him a shove which made him sit down in one of the chairs, giggling.

He woke up after about half an hour. He was still pretty out of it and the poor guy nearly had a heart attack when he opened his eyes to see me leaning over him. There wasn't anything much to say. The dream hadn't even been that disturbing, just something about him tripping and hurting his leg quite badly. It seemed a pretty silly thing to have a flashback about, but I didn't say so. It would have been mean. I checked my watch and it was still only just gone four in the morning.

"Yugi spoke some more last night." Muttered Yami. "When the nurse asked what he'd like to eat he told her."

"That's great, Yami." I said truthfully.

"He asked if you were going to visit again today." Yami sounded almost hopeful himself.

"Of course I will Yami."

"And Bakura?"

"Yeah?"

"I really am glad you're here." He shut his eyes and started to doze off again.

If it wasn't for the fact that we were still up a tree, I would have probably danced. I lifted Yami over one shoulder and made my way down to the ground. The movement didn't seem to disturb him, he just slept on.

Propping him up against the tree, I stretched my arms skyward. A bone in my arm clicked slightly and I flopped back down beside him.

We were pretty much alone in the park. A woman was jogging near the fence. Someone with a dog walked past. Yami turned to me, not quite awake, not quite asleep. He mumbled something which sounded like g'mornin and then did something totally unexpected.

Her reached up and grabbed hold of my hair. I let out a yell but he didn't let go. He yanked my face down closer to his and then…..he planted his lips on mine and kissed me. It wasn't gentle. It was strong, almost demanding. After ten long seconds, he moved back and pushed me back to sit beside him. I was panting, unable to believe what had just happened. Yami breathed deeply and rolled over, still fast asleep.

End Chapter

Chan: I'm so sorry the chapter is so short; I'm just trying to finally move the story along a bit.

Yami: what…on earth was that?