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Thoughts

"Speech"

Chapter 29

Yugi gingerly sat up after waking back up. He just went to the past. It was freaky. Actually, it was kind of nostalgic; especially reliving the moment he received the Puzzle. But now he knew everything and what that creepy woman was talking about. Yugi stood up and grasped the counter. He looked outside. It was still dusk of the same day.

"Wow," Yugi breathed. Then he got to thinking. "What to do when Yami comes back? I have to make it up to him for doubting him." He didn't have long to think as the door burst open again. Yugi put up his arms to block himself from the wind but it didn't come. Instead a body catapulted itself at him and Yugi went down.

Yugi looked down and saw hair like his. Yami was crying. Yugi smiled affectionately at his counterpart and stroked his hair. "I'm alright Yami, I'm fine."

At that moment, the rest of the guys rushed in. They watched as Yami sat up and touched Yugi's face.

"I'm sorry," he whispered. "Did I hurt you?"

Yugi smiled. "A little, but I know you didn't mean to so I'll forgive you."

Yami smiled as well. "Thank you… For everything." Yugi shrugged.

"I have a lot to thank you for too. And to apologize for. One of which dying on you." Everyone froze at Yugi's words.

"Hey Yuge, whaddya talkin' about," Joey asked. But his question wasn't answered as Yami started laughing. Yugi looked at him, confused. Yami shook his head and pulled Yugi onto his lap. Yugi automatically wrapped his arms around Yami's neck.

"Oh Yugi, you are mistaken. You did not die."

"Yes, I did. I didn't see anything after that."

Yami shook his head. "Maybe you were dead for three seconds, but Isis patched up and did her healing mumbo jumbo, I still don't get it, and you started breathing again." In the background, the boys looked at each other and wondered what the hell was going on.

"We had seven more years together before you got sick. This time, Isis couldn't heal you, but you were ready, saying the kingdom will flourish with or without you. I stayed another year before deciding I couldn't live without you. That was when I gave Seto the kingdom."

"Wait, Seto has a kingdom!" The "twins" turned and looked at Joey. Everyone stared at him.

"Joey, he's not going to remember," Yugi amended for his friend's boyfriend. Joey grumbled and Duke laid a hand on his shoulder. Yugi turned back to Yami. "I'm sorry I doubted your feelings. Even when you were married to someone else you still loved me."

"And you shall always be the only one I love Yugi," Yami whispered, placing a kiss on the smaller man's neck. Yugi breathed.

"As I you," he responded. He drew back and looked Yami in the eye. "But you know I don't mind you being clingy, right?" Yami nodded and gestured to the boys behind them. Yugi looked at them.

"We told him to give some space or it could turn out badly," Tristan muttered.

"They wouldn't listen to anything I said," Yami added.

"Well, can you blame us? They were only your words. What about Yugi," Joey asked.

"We could ask him now, though I doubt we need to," Duke said. Yugi smiled and nodded. He then planted a kiss on Atem's lips.

"Since it's closing time, do you mind getting out," he asked them. Joey nodded and grabbed the other two and dragged them out. Yugi rushed to the door and locked it, flipping the sign. He turned to Atem.

"Now, then, tell me all about our reign over Egypt," he whispered as he grabbed Yami's hand, leading the smiling former-Pharaoh upstairs.

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