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"Aibou? I like that." Yuugi said. He knew a little Japanese thanks to his programming, so he knew what it meant. He liked the term partner, and what it meant. It meant that Yami and him were a team; they worked together. It meant that Yami was getting something out of their relationship, too. It meant that Yami was okay with the fact that Yuugi was how he was.

It meant that Yami would never abandon him, and he'd never abandon Yami, as long as he lived.

"Well come on, you do want to get home in time for lunch, don't you? We still have to stop at a grocery store somewhere." Yami said, thinking about the meager amount of supplies that he had at home. He'd have to get something real to eat too, because all he had now was microwave meals and he didn't want Yuugi's first meal outside the facility to be something as dull and boring as that.

"Yes, I do. I'm sorry." Yuugi said, running to catch up to Yami. Yami was happy that the leash was long; he didn't want it to tug. But, just to be safe…

Yami reached over and grabbed Yuugi's hand, giving it a gentle squeeze in his own. Yuugi's legs wobbled and a purr erupted from his mouth causing everyone in the lobby to turn and stare, but at least Yami didn't have to worry about him going out too far on the leash.

They walked together into the elevator, Yuugi clinging to Yami and letting out a mewl of surprise as it started moving! Yami chuckled and wrapped an arm around Yuugi to keep him safe, and they exited as soon as the elevator stopped. They walked out into the parking garage and Yuugi shivered from the cold.

"It's… different here!" Yuugi said, getting his first taste of uncontrolled heating. Yami shook his head, giving Yuugi's hand another squeeze. Yuugi immediately started purring again, the vibration inside him sufficiently heating up his body. "Thank you!" He said over his loud purrs, desperately trying to silence them. He was starting to get embarrassed that Yami couldn't touch him without him erupting into purring.

Was that normal for cats?

It didn't really matter to him, as long as Yami didn't mind. He couldn't help but wonder, though; did Yami feel the same way when they touched? If Yami could, would he be purring right now, too?

Yami approached his car, glancing through the window to see that a small pile of papers and other assorted things were in his backseat along with his briefcase.

"So, you ready to sit up front?" Yami asked, walking around to Yuugi's side to open up the door for him.

"I guess. I don't know what that is, but I guess." Yuugi said. Yami stepped aside and gestured for him to climb in, which he did. He sat down in the seat, facing forward and looking out the window, intrigued by the prettiness of the dim light reflecting off of it.

Yami walked around the car and got in quickly, shoving his keys in the ignition and starting it up. He reached over his shoulder to grab his seat belt, knowing that the police had really been cracking down on people who weren't using one lately.

"Yuugi, do you know how to put on your seatbelt by yourself, or do you need my help?" Yami asked, eyeing Yuugi's seatbelt with unease. He didn't want Yuugi to get hurt, so he knew that he really needed to wear one. Still, putting on his seatbelt for him could be uncomfortable for both parties involved.

"I don't know." Yuugi admitted, his brows furrowing. Yami sighed and reached over Yuugi, his arms brushing across Yuugi's chest. Yuugi just barely managed to hold in his purr that time, clenching his teeth. He didn't want to annoy Yami!

His resolve faltered as Yami's hand came back down with his seatbelt, and it brushed against his hip. Yuugi couldn't control the purr from that one, his ears pinning back and his mouth falling open from the touch.

"Okay, we're ready to go now." Yami said, amusement evident in his voice as he listened to Yuugi's purring. Yuugi was absolutely adorable when he did that!

"Where are we going to first?" Yuugi asked. Yami shrugged and started up the engine, causing Yuugi to tense up and grasp the sheets, glancing around the car in fear. Yami laughed at his cute reaction.

"We're going to go to the food store, first. And relax, that's normal. It'll be fine." He said. Yuugi slowly forced himself to relax, but he still looked uneasy, and he tensed up again as soon as the car started to roll.

"What's it doing to us, Yami?" He whispered, his tail twitching and his eyes filled with worry and fear.

"Nothing, aibou. It's just going to help us get to the food mart faster. Don't you want to go get some food? If you want, I'll even let you pick out what we can eat." Yami promised. Yuugi forced himself to relax again, but he still looked tense as he shook his head to acknowledge Yami's words.

"Are you okay?" Yami verified. Yuugi shook his head yes and Yami began to roll the car out of the parking lot again, heading to his nearest grocery mart.

As the drive continued, Yami noticed that Yuugi was getting visibly less and less scared. He untensed and looked out the window, his ears twitching in excitement as he looked at the outside world. Yami frowned when he saw that Yuugi was crying again, but he decided not to mention it for now.

Yuugi was overwhelmed by how great this world seemed to be. He wanted to go out and explore and talk to some of the people he saw, ask them what they were doing and why they were doing it. Ask them why they were watering their… what's the word? Oh, Grass! Ask them why they were watering their grass, when the rain was supposed to do that? Ask them if they liked it out here, ask them if they ever explored.

So, he cried. He couldn't help it. It wasn't that he was sad or frightened or anything like that, it was more that he was just overwhelmed. This was all so much, and it was flooding his senses at the same time. He didn't even notice that he was crying.

Yami pulled into the grocery store parking lot and turned to Yuugi worriedly, deciding that he had to say something.

"Are you okay? You're crying again." He informed him. Yuugi reached up in surprise, finding that Yami was telling the truth. He hadn't known he was crying! Come to think of it, why was he crying?

"I'm sorry. I'm fine." Yuugi said. Yami shook his head, turning and opening the door to get out of the car.

He hesitated a moment… should he…? Deciding that it honestly couldn't hurt, he turned slightly to lean in slowly and kiss away one of Yuugi's tears. Yuugi stopped crying and broke out in a chorus of purrs that were so loud he was certain the people in the car next to him would hear.

"So, are you coming with me?" Yami asked. Yuugi shook his head yes vigorously. Yami walked around the car and opened his door for him, laughing when Yuugi tried to get out without taking off the seat belt and was held in place. He reached down and pressed the button that would release him, trying not to touch him in the hopes that Yuugi wouldn't start purring again. As adorable as it was, it would be hard to explain in public.

Yuugi stepped out and Yami tapped his foot, thinking.

He couldn't take him into the store with the ears and tail. It would cause too much attention, and this was still a secret project. He looked at the two appendages and then something clicked in his mind.

"Wait just a second." Yami said, going around the car and opening the trunk and rummaging around for a moment before he emerged victorious, an old, dusty baseball cap in one hand and a jacket in the other.

"What are those for?" Yuugi asked, tilting his head to the side in curiosity and staring at the bundle in Yami's hands.

"We have to disguise your animal parts. You're supposed to be a secret." Yami informed him, sticking the cap on his head. Yuugi squirmed at the uncomfortable feeling of having his ears forcibly pinned down, but he didn't complain.

"Okay. How's the jacket supposed to help?" Yuugi asked. Yami stepped closer to him than he'd ever been before and put his arms around his waist, pulling him close. Yuugi felt a low purr begin deep in his throat and his heart thumped wildly against his chest, anticipation coiling tightly in his stomach. He wiggled in anticipation, closing his eyes and (going by instinct) parting his lips slightly in preparation for a kiss. Yuugi didn't know why he'd done these things, of course. All he knew was that he was anticipating something, and it was going to be good…

He was disappointed when he felt Yami step back, and he realized that the jacket was now around his waist, and Yami was tying it around him. He waited patiently, his purr fading slowly as Yami continued.

"Okay, that looks good. Now can you wrap your tail around your stomach like a belt?" Yami asked. Yuugi did as he was asked to, sufficiently disguising himself as a normal human being.

"Ready?" Yuugi asked hopefully. Yami shook his head yes and walked a few steps before realizing that Yuugi was still wearing the leash. He knew that it would be a bad idea to take it off, so he decided to just hold Yuugi's hand and hope that people didn't notice it.

"Do you think you could stop from purring if I held your hand? I don't want to get odd looks for having the collar on you." Yami said sheepishly. Yuugi hesitated before he shook his head up and down in confirmation. Yami reached over and grabbed Yuugi's hand in his own, bringing it over close to his body.

Yuugi bit his lip hard, hoping to stop the purrs from coming. He was barely able to manage keeping himself from erupting into another fit of purrs, but he did it somehow. He walked a little closer to Yami, looking around in wonder and curiosity at all the things around him.

He'd never seen so many people! And all the cars! It was so overwhelming!

When he approached the door, they opened up by themselves, causing Yuugi to jump back a little before quickly recovering and dashing through them, pulling Yami along. Yami shook his head back and forth, finding this action to be one of the cutest things he'd seen in quite a little while.

"It's not going to hurt you, Yuugi. It's an automatic door." He informed him, pausing to grab a cart. It was a bit hard to maneuver with one hand, but at least the hand Yuugi was holding was his left hand, so his dominant hand was free.

They strolled up and down the aisles of the grocery store, Yami looking for something that wouldn't be too hard to make, but wouldn't be disgusting. He wanted something that would be tasty enough that he didn't have to worry about Yuugi not liking it. He'd really hate it if he had to make two trips to the grocery store in one night.

"Yuugi, is there anything you see here that interests you?" Yami asked. Yuugi shook his head yes, pointing towards a small blue box across the aisle. Yami grabbed the box, wrinkling up his nose. "Mack and Cheese? Do you know how long it's been since I had this?" Yami asked, giving a small smile. Sure, it was sticky and a little messy, but it brought up good memories of his childhood.

"No, I don't. Should I? Yuugi asked worriedly. Yami shook his head, smiling. He threw the box into the cart and went to go and get the milk and butter, which he knew would be essential to making it. Sure it had been awhile, but he hadn't forgotten that much.

Once they were done with that, he moved on to pushing the cart up to the checkout aisle. Things were going fairly well so far, actually… He had expected something to go wrong.

Of course, thinking that something is going well always jinxes it.

Yuugi was walking along, minding his own business, when suddenly, a loud sound came from in front of him, causing his ears to perk up. As his ears perked up, the hat came right off, landing on the ground between them. Their eyes met briefly before Yami quickly bent to the ground to pick it up, but it was too late.

"Mommy, a kitty!" Some little boy shouted. His mother gave a laugh before she looked at Yuugi, and her face turned to confusion. Yami righted himself, the hat grasped firmly in his hands now. He gave a sheepish smile.

"Oh, I'm sure that's not a real kitty. Those are really realistic cat ears though; I have to ask where you got them." She said, leaning forward with intrigue written on her face.

"Uh… I don't remember the name of the store." Yuugi lied smoothly. Yami fought to keep his expression neutral. Who had programmed Yuugi to be so good at coming up with a story? He looked honest about it.

"I believe it was Furry Mart." Yami lied quickly, smiling at Yuugi. He didn't know why he hadn't thought of that first; it was a perfectly logical excuse as to why Yuugi had a pair of cat ears perched on the top of his head. "It's a favorite of ours."

"Aaaah. So, you two are a couple?" She asked. Yami felt his face darken at the question. Just as he opened his mouth to correct her, Yuugi answered.

"Yes." Yuugi said. Yami turned to Yuugi with his eyes wide.

"That's really adorable. Well, I have to get going. I have some errands I need to get done." She said, giving a light laugh. "You two keep up that furry pride!"

"We will!" Yuugi said, waving at her as she walked away. As soon as she was out of ear shot, Yami turned to Yuugi and put his hat back on firmly.

"Why did you tell that girl that we were a couple?" Yami asked, blushing madly. Not that he would mind if they were, but…

NO! He couldn't let himself be thinking like that! He'd get his hopes up and then just get crushed when Yuugi didn't like him back. He had to ignore this stupid little crush that he was developing and focus on his work, which was studying Yuugi's behavioralistics.

If that was even a word.

"I told her because we are a couple." Yuugi said, sounding confused. Yami had a miniature heart attack before Yuugi finished, "We're two people. Two's a couple, isn't it?"

Yami wasn't sure whether to be relieved or severely disappointed.

"Yuugi, that wasn't what she meant by that. She was asking if you were my boyfriend." Yami said, burying his face in the hand that wasn't attached to Yuugi's.

"WHAT? Oh, I'm sorry!" Yuugi apologized, blushing deeply. "I made her think you like boys!" Yuugi said.

"It's fine, Yuugi. I do like boys. I just didn't want you to go around saying that we were a couple if you didn't know the meaning of it." Yami informed him, taking his head out of his hand. He looked up and at Yuugi's adorable little blushing face and he gave a sigh of longing.

"Oh. Okay. Yami?" Yuugi asked.

"Yes?" Yami responded.

"How do you know if you like boys or girls?"

"We should talk about it when we get home, aibou." Yami said, not wanting anyone to overhear their conversation. It was a bit of a personal thing, no matter how you looked at it, and he didn't know if he'd want a stranger to hear how he described it.

"Okay. Can we go home now?" Yuugi asked. Yami shook his head no, and Yuugi slumped his shoulders. "Why not?" He whined, pouting adorably.

"Because I still have to stop and get you a cat bed." Yami said. He didn't have any kind of spare mattress at his house, and one of the checks on the checklist was to see how Yuugi felt about sleeping in one of those things. Yami really didn't want to put him in one, but it would be better to test and see now. If it was a yes, he wouldn't have to sleep on the couch.

"How long will that take?" Yuugi asked, giving a small huff of annoyance.

"If you don't come into the store with me, ten minutes max." Yami informed him. Yuugi still looked miffed about the whole thing, but he had to admit that ten minutes wasn't too bad.

"Okay. But we're gonna talk as soon as you get home, right?" He asked. He really needed to know. He wanted to figure out who he was, and… well…

Yami honestly melted his heart like butter.

"Okay. Now stop talking and come with me to the checkout." Yami said. Yuugi obeyed silently, following Yami to the checkout, and as soon as they were done there, he walked eagerly out to the car.

They got in and there was another short car drive, until Yami pulled into Pet Smart's parking lot.

As he got out, he turned back towards Yuugi, an unasked question glittering in his eyes.

"What's your favorite color?"

Favorite? Yuugi thought, his head swirling. How could someone have a favorite color? There were so many, and they were so good, all of them! He thought through them in his mind, unable to really choose one. He looked back up to tell Yami just that, but then suddenly, he changed his mind.

As Yami's eyes gazed intently into his, all he could do was whisper, "Red."

Yami shook his head and climbed out of the car, grabbing the credit card from Pegasus and turning to walk into the store. They had a great selection, and the lady inside was really helpful. In the end, if took twenty minutes, but he emerged with a large, red cat bed and a couple of cans of fancy feast.

He came back out to the car, where Yuugi had been waiting for him the entire time. Yuugi had been bored out of his mind, but he managed.

"Okay, are we going to home now?" Yuugi asked. Yami smiled at the choice of words and shook his head yes.

"It's only a couple of miles from here to my house."

They rode the way in silence, Yuugi drumming his fingers on the dash to keep himself occupied. When they finally pulled up, he sat forward in his seat and immediately reached over, struggling with the buckle for a few seconds before he succeeded in getting it off.

"Whoa there, wait for me." Yami said, walking around back to grab Yuugi's bed and the checklist. He could honestly care less about whether or not his briefcase came in, since he didn't have any work he had to get done tonight. He switched the material to his other arm and continued his walk, approaching his door with Yuugi in tote.

He shoved his key into the lock and unlocked the door, pushing it open with his foot and stomping in, dropping the bed on the floor and setting the checklist on the table. Yuugi stared at the bed curiously.

"What's that?" He asked, approaching it cautiously, as though it might be dangerous.

"That's what you're going to sleep in tonight." Yami said. Yuugi glanced back at the thing with wide eyes, making a face.

"Okay then." He said. At least it looked fluffy. "Are you gonna answer my question now?" He asked, jumping up on the couch and sitting with his arms and head on the side, while his legs were pulled up neatly to sit beside him on the couch.

Yami had almost forgotten that he'd been asked anything at all. He cleared his throat uncomfortably, unsure of how to really explain it.

"Well, it's just this feeling deep down inside that you just can't shake. You look at another boy," (Yami's thoughts were entirely on Yuugi at this point, and his eyes seemed far away and slightly glazed over) "And you just know that you want to spend the rest of your life with them."

"Oh. Okay." Yuugi said. "I-I think I like boys, Yami." He admitted, blushing a bit. Yami gave a short chuckle, and he walked into the kitchen.

"I'm going to get the water boiling. I'll be right back." He said. Yuugi closed his eyes, feeling tiredness overwhelm him. He'd been up all day today….

Yuugi closed his eyes, slowly drifting off and into sleep.

Yami came back into the living room, seeing that Yuugi had fallen asleep on the couch. He walked over and grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch, draping it over Yuugi. He leaned down slowly and gently pressed a kiss to Yuugi's forehead, not missing it when Yuugi began to purr softly in his sleep. With that note, Yami decided it was probably time for a nap himself.

He lay down in his reclining chair and tilted it back, shutting his eyes tightly and fading off to sleep, too.

When Yuugi woke, he could see Yami's hair was all messed up, and he down in a chair. Yuugi wasn't sure how the chair had laid down, since he'd been certain it was upright earlier, but that wasn't important.

"Yami?" He asked out loud. Yami slowly opened one eye, and Yuugi smiled at him softly.

"Yes?"

"I'm hungry now."

"I'll go and make dinner." Yami said, jumping up and giving a stretch. Yuugi looked up Yami's body appreciatively, thinking that he really didn't give himself enough credit. He was thin, but he had just the right amount of muscle.

"Okay. How soon will it be done?"

"Ten more minutes." Yami said. He'd have to pour more water into the pan, but since it was already boiling by now, it shouldn't be too long before it was back to boiling, especially if he used water that was already warm.

"Okay." Yuugi said, closing his eyes again. Yami went into the kitchen to prepare dinner for himself and Yuugi.

After he'd been gone for about two minutes, there came a knocking at the front door. Yami poured the macaroni in the water and set the timer before he rushed to answer it, wondering who in the hell it could be.

He opened the door and poked his head out, his eyes widening. Joey and Kaiba stood outside his door, Joey carrying a case of soda and some bloody horror movie in his right hand. "This isn't a very good time." He said immediately. Joey's face fell and Kaiba's brow crinkled in confusion.

"It's never been 'not been a good time' before. Are you wearing pants behind that door?" Kaiba asked, smirking.

"Yes, I'm wearing pants." Yami said, sounding incredibly annoyed. Okay, so he was incredibly annoyed.

"Yami, who's that?" Came Yuugi's voice from behind, and he flinched. Yuugi couldn't have picked a worse time to speak up.

Joey immediately looked behind Yami and his eyes trained on Yuugi, his jaw dropping open. "What the hell did you do?"

"Pegasus told me to take him home." Yami mumbled sheepishly, smiling. Joey just kept staring at him blankly, before he recovered and turned back around, looking at Kaiba and then back at Yuugi.

"Say, would you mind some visitors?" Joey asked. Yuugi smiled broadly.

"I'd love to talk to people." Yuugi said. Yami internally groaned, but he let the door come open, watching as Joey charged in and set down the pack of soda on his coffee table and tossed the movie on top.

"So, how about a scary movie?" Joey offered, looking sinister.

"I've never watched one of those before. Are they fun?" Yuugi asked eagerly, his tail twitching a couple of times as he sat up.

"Joey…" Yami warned, walking into the kitchen.

"It's not that scary!" Joey said defensively, a slight teasing tone in his voice. Yami poked his head around the corner to glare at him, catching out of the corner of his eyes as Kaiba came in, shutting the door behind him.

Yami went and drained the water from the mac and cheese, putting it in a bowl. He walked back over to the counter, taking out the necessary ingredients to fully prepare it and beginning to mix them together. He heard some slight bickering from the room next to him, and Yuugi gave a light giggle, mumbling something. He heard Joey shriek, his voice rising several octaves.

"I WOULD NEVER KISS HIM!" He heard Joey shriek. He poured the Mac and Cheese into a bowl and grabbed two forks, figuring that Yuugi wouldn't mind sharing. He walked out of the room to find Joey theatrically pretending to throw up.

"I wouldn't dream of touching that." Kaiba mumbled, looking disgusted.

"But… you two act like you're together." Yuugi said, sounding confused.

"We fight like cats and dogs!" Joey exclaimed. "Er… no offense to your species."

"So, I see you've gotten to talking to Yuugi." Yami said with a light chuckle. Joey shot a glare his way and scooted away from Kaiba, leaving the couch filled. Yami sighed and sat down on the small chair he had, shaking his head back and forth.

"So, what are we watching?" He asked, setting the macaroni down on the table. Yuugi leaned forward when he saw it, his eyes lighting up. "Oh, you don't mind sharing a bowl with me, do you?" Yami asked.

"Of course not." Yuugi said, smiling. Yami picked up the fork as the title screen came on, revealing a blood-covered maiden screaming.

"Ah!" Yuugi cried out, jumping back. Yami reached over and put a hand on Yuugi's leg comfortingly.

"We don't have to watch this if you don't want to." He informed him. Yuugi shook his head no as fast as he could.

"I'll be fine, Yami." He said, imitating Yami by picking up his fork. It became evident that he didn't know how to use one, though, because he was holding it upside down.

"Like this." Yami corrected. Grabbing Yuugi's hand and turning the utensil around in it. Yuugi stared at him like he'd just done magic and smiled, using it to scoop up a big bite and offer it to Yami. Yami blushed a little, but he didn't want to hurt Yuugi's feelings, so he leaned forward to grasp the bite between his teeth, pulling it off of the end slowly. Yuugi closed his eyes and opened his mouth, waiting for the favor to be returned.

Yami put a bite on his fork and put it through Yuugi's teeth, watching in satisfaction as Yuugi pulled away with a loud 'Mmmmmmm!', pulling Seto and Joey's attention to their little game.

"Now who's acting like a couple?" Joey said playfully, looking back and forth between them. Yuugi blushed deeply and looked like he was about to say something, but he was cut off by a loud scream from the woman on the television as she ran from some invisible ghost. His ears pinned back and he looked at the television in fright, sufficiently ending all conversation.

As the movie progressed, Yuugi became more and more frightened. By the end of the film, he was a whimpering mess of a boy who looked like he'd need therapy for years to come. Joey, once the movie was over, immediately jumped up and started declaring how great it was, and Yuugi slunk down in his seat, whimpering just a little bit.

Eventually, Seto and Kaiba left to go home, Yami being thoroughly exhausted from having to put up with their antics and Yuugi unsure how to act around other people. He sort of just kept into a corner huddled down to himself, trying to control the jumping he made at every loud noise. (Of course, there were a great deal of loud noises; Joey was there).

Once they'd gone, Yami turned to him with a tired expression on his face.

"Are you ready to go to sleep, aibou?" He asked, stretching and giving a yawn.

"N-Not yet! Let's do something else!" Yuugi responded nervously, not wanting to go to bed just yet. Yami gave a long, tired sigh and groaned a little, being too tired for any of this. He just wanted to go upstairs and go to sleep.

"Why don't you do something else on your own? I have some puzzles under the table." Yami suggested. Yuugi momentarily forgot about his fears, perking up. He'd heard the word used before by some of the staff at the hospital; puzzles were supposed to be really fun and make you really happy.

"Okay! I'd love a puzzle!" Yuugi said happily, dropping to the ground and looking for a puzzle, his tail twitching in excitement. He'd make one, and then he'd give it to Yami!

"Alright, I'm going upstairs." Yami said with a chuckle. Yuugi waved goodbye to him and Yami quickly walked up the stairs, glad that he would be able to get some sleep. Dealing with Joey and Kaiba was always a little stressful, especially when they made on of their 'surprise' visits. Don't get him wrong, they were nice and made him feel cared for, but… sometimes it was just a little overwhelming is all.

Yuugi grabbed the puzzle closest to him and opened it up, spilling the pieces out onto the table. He looked at them in confusion for a moment before he realized something; some of them were upside-down. He quickly turned them all up the right way, hoping with all of his heart that he could put it together nicely for Yami.

There were fifty pieces in all, but for Yuugi, it turned out that that was a piece of cake. Thanks to being a computer, he already had the logic and reasoning skills required to do it right. When he was finally done, a mere half an hour after he'd started, he stepped back and admired his work proudly. He got up and walked over to his little cat bed and curled up in it, finding that it was soft. He began to purr happily as he thought about how happy Yami would be when he found out that he'd done this for him.

That was, until a car drove by.

In the movie, the killer had driven a car to kidnap the main character and take her to her imminent death. Upon hearing the smooth noise of tires on gravel, he couldn't help but be reminded of that horrible killer, and he felt a spike of fear go through him.

He couldn't stay down there. Glancing around, all he saw were doors and windows and entrances and exits, through which a killer could climb through and take his life in a heartbeat! He couldn't let that happen!

Yuugi got up, his legs shaking and his eyes wide as he whimpered in fear, and he began to walk upstairs, his ears pinned down to his head. Fear raced through him as he slowly made his way along the hallway and to the room that he assumed was Yami's bedroom. He could've cried with relief.

He slowly walked in, eyes quickly adjusting in the dim light thanks to his cat vision. What was he supposed to do? Was there something he should know? Come to think of it, what could he even ask? Yami was already asleep, and he didn't want to wake him up…

So, he did the only thing he could think of that was logical.

He kicked off his shoes, working to be as quiet as possible. Once those were off, he could easily tip-toe across the carpet soundlessly, ignoring the fear that was coursing through his body and forcing himself to focus on other things. He shut the door behind him, knowing that if a killer did come, any kind of barrier would deter him.

Of course, the reason why he was in Yami's room was because he knew that Yami would protect him no matter what.

He slowly crept forward and lifted up the blanket, feeling the warmth that was radiating from underneath. He blushed a bit when he found out that Yami slept shirtless, but he ignored it, placing a hand on the bed and then slowly climbing in, careful not to disturb Yami.

He flinched at every move the bed made, afraid that Yami would wake up and tell him to go back to sleeping in that stupid cat bed, all alone. He'd be so scared if he had to do that! So he slowly inched along, scooting further and further into the bed until he was entirely there. Yami tended to sleep just off the centre of the bed, so Yuugi really didn't have much room… they ended up with Yuugi's chest firmly pressed up against Yami's.

Yuugi was blushing a bit, but he closed his eyes, deciding that it would be best to try and get some sleep. In his sleep, Yami's arm came around to lazily lay over Yuugi, and Yuugi's eyes snapped open again, a small smile gracing his features.

He snuggled up closer to Yami, bringing his hands up to rest on the man's strong, warm chest. Yuugi looked up at his peaceful, sleeping expression and couldn't resist leaning forward and planting a small kiss to Yami's jaw. Yami mumbled something in his sleep, and Yuugi closed his eyes again, waiting for sleep to overcome him.

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