Me: Aaaand we're back with chapter 6 to Starry Skies. When we left, Yami was nowhere in sight, and Yugi and his friends had just took a wrong turn into a lot of trouble. :)

Yugi: And now what are we going to do...

Me: Well, you'll find out this chapter Yugi :) Anyway! I just wanted to point somethings out.

The italics like this is the voice in Yami's head, it hasn't been identified as anyone yet and I'm not to sure if it will be.

/The text in the slash marks like this are conversations within the mind. I unfortunately, can not reveal anymore than that because it will ruin the story :)/

and I think that's it :) Onward with the story...

Yugi: And Nickey doesn't own YGO or any YGO characters.

Starry Skies

Chapter 6

Double Danger

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" A voice behind them said. Seto, Joey and Yugi froze. The other friend's eyes widened and they stopped where they were. "You three from the other night, stay right where you are, the rest of you are free to go."

"We're not going anywhere until we're sure that our friends are safe" Ryou yelled.

"Then you're all a bunch of fools" the man growled.

The group of friends turned towards the man. They saw him lift a gun and heard it click. Yugi couldn't shake the feeling that even though this man had a gun pointed towards them, they were still safe. He remembered earlier, 'Yami took off... Is he... No way, he couldn't be... Could he?' Yugi decided to take his chances, he just hoped beyond hopes that this feeling was right. "I wouldn't pull that trigger if I were you" Yugi said, standing in front of all his friends.

"Oh yeah, and why not?" The man growled.

"Let's just say that I have a guardian that will rip you to pieces if you even think of hurting me" Yugi said smiling.

"Oh yeah? And who is that?" The man spat.

"That would be me" another voice growled. Yugi smiled and a wave of relief washed over him. Yami wrapped his arms around Yugi's neck, it was dark so no one else knew Yami's identity. "How did you know I was here?"

"One, you promised to protect me. Two, even though that man held a gun up to me, I felt safe. No one has ever made me feel as safe as you do. Three, I knew that you had to stay nearby. You were fixing to change, but you had to get out of Tea's sight." Yugi turned to face Yami "And you wouldn't have left without saying goodbye."

Yami smiled, his fangs glittering even without any light. His red eyes were glowing in the dark. "And you think that you can just approach Yugi and all of his friends and shoot them so long as I'm around" Yami growled, putting Yugi behind him protectively. "You're fucked up in the head if you think that I'll allow that."

"And you're fucked up in the head if you think that you alone can defend all those people."

Yami smirked "You see, that's where you're a dumbass. I'm not alone, I've never been alone. And by the tone of your voice, you're still not aware of what I am."

"What you are? What the hell are you talking about?" The man reached for a flashlight.

Yami's diamond shaped pupils narrowed along with his eyes. The man shined the flashlight on him, and dropped it as soon as he saw what Yami was. "What's the matter, you don't seem so brave now" Yami taunted.

"Wh-What the hell are you!?" The man practically screamed.

"Well, that all depends on you. If you leave my friends alone, I'm nothing. However, if you continue to mess with my friends, I'm your worst nightmare" Yami smiled showing his fangs, his eyes continuing to glow, even in the light beam from the flashlight.

"G-Get away from me!" The man screamed before he ran.

"Damn, I was really hoping he would stand up to me..." Yami snapped his fingers and kicked the snow.

Yugi launched forward and held on to Yami around his stomach. Yami chuckled "Yugi, what are you doing?"

"I'm so glad you're okay" Yugi said giggling.

"Did you really think that once he saw what I was he would try to hurt me?" Yami hugged Yugi chuckling. Yami looked up and saw the terrified looks in Yugi's friends' faces. "Uh, Yugi... We may have some explaining to do..."

Yugi turned and looked at his friends, "Yeah, yeah we may have some explaining to do."

Yami looked up and Yugi saw his ears twitch and felt his body tense. "We have to go, now!" Yami told them. He noticed that Yugi's friends weren't moving. "Listen, you guys have to trust me. I just saved your lives. You guys trusted me as Atem, now it's time that you trust me as Yami." They all exchanged worried glances. "Please" Yami begged.

They all nodded and Yami led them hurridly down the sidewalk. /Duke, where are you guys?/

/We're just above ya bro/ Duke said.

Yami looked up, and sure enough, he was met with four glowing pairs of eyes, one green, one purple, one lavender, and one brown. Yami smiled /Thanks guys/

/We've always got your back hun/ Mai said.

/You can always count on us/ Bakura said.

/And you can count on me to blow stuff up/ Marik chuckled.

/Yeah, we all know Marik. Anyway, we're headed to my place, follow me there, and cover me/ Yami said.

/Roger that/ They all said back.

Yami made all the friends hide in his truck, Yugi was in the passenger seat, Seto, Joey, and Serenity in the back, and Tristan, Ryou, and Malik in the trunk. "Hang on everyone" Yami said. He started up the truck and stomped on the gas, turning his truck around and headed for his house.

Once they arrived at Yami's house Yami began letting them out of the truck. Four shadows appeared by Yami's porch, they to had glowing eyes. Yugi froze where he was, as did all his friends. "It's okay, they're friends, they won't hurt you. You met Duke earlier." Yami motioned for Duke to come down by them. Duke slowly approached them and smiled.

"Y-You're like Yami" Yugi said.

"Thats right, I am, as are the other three up there" Duke said smiling.

"Mai, Bakura, Marik, come down here so they can see you" Yami yelled up to the other three.

The three walked towards the truck until they were in the light from the street. There was a female and two males. "You guys, these are my friends, Duke mentioned them earlier. The girl here is Mai, shes like a sister to me. And these guys are Bakura and Marik, they're the trouble makers of our group. They've been that way since they were kids." Yami chuckled and wrapped his arms around the two guys "But they've always been like brothers to me, and I wouldn't trade them for anything."

The group of friends smiled. "I'm Yugi, these are my friends, Joey, his sister Serenity, Tristan, Ryou, and Malik."

"I thought you said one of their friends was a hunter Yami" Mai said crossing her arms in front of her.

"She's the daughter of a hunter. No doubt that she's following in her mother's footsteps, and she isn't here. She left soon after I did" Yami explained looking at Mai.

"I see. Well, let's get everyone inside. It's pretty cold out here, and a few of them are shivering" Mai took her coat off and wrapped it around Serenity, smiling sweetly at her and guiding her to the house. "C'mon! Everyone inside!" She saw a few of them hesitating. "Now!"

Yami chuckled "Let me try this again... Everyone this is Mai, Mai is a no-bullshit-taking motherly woman that refuses to take no for an answer. If you guys don't WALK into that house, she will DRAG you into it" he said smiling.

The others sweat dropped but headed inside the house after Yami had unlocked the door. Yami headed back out the door. "Where is he going?" Yugi asked.

"He's just going to move the truck, the guys will be out there for a minute, but you guys should stay in here where no one can see you" Mai told him.

Yugi took a chair out of the dining room and moved it to the kitchen. He sat there and waited for Yami and the others to come back in. An hour passed and it was eight thirty at night. Yugi had laid his head on his arms on the back of the chair. He had fallen asleep facing the back of the chair, his feet planted firmly on the floor so he wouldn't fall.

Yami and the others entered the house five minutes later. Yami caught sight of Yugi and smiled. He walked over to him and placed his hand gently on his shoulder. "Yugi" Yami whispered. He shook Yugi gently "Yugi?"

"Mm?" Yugi lifted his head a little bit, turning it to face Yami before he laid his head back down, closing his eyes once again.

"Yugi" Yami whispered. "I'm gonna carry you upstairs and put you to bed okay? Yugi? Yugi, nod your head and let me know if that's okay."

"Not ri' now grammpa, 'm to tired..." Yugi mumbled.

Yami chuckled. "Okay, well you're to far gone." Yami picked Yugi up and walked him up the stairs. "Seto, will you and Joey show these guys around while I take the little one up to bed?"

"Sure thing Yam" Joey said.

Yami continued on carrying Yugi up the stairs. He grabbed some blankets and laid Yugi down. When he went to back away he found that he couldn't. Yugi had wrapped his arms around his neck and didn't seem to be letting go any time soon. "Yugi, you have to let me go" Yami whispered.

"I don't wanna let you go though" Yugi whispered. He opened his eyes and looked at Yami.

Yami raised his eyebrows for a minute, then he smiled. "Yugi..." he whispered.

"I wanna stay with you, I don't want you to go."

"I know you don't. But it's time for bed."

"Take me with you" Yugi whined.

Yami shook his head "Yugi, your friends are here, what are they gonna say?"

"I don't care, I just wanna cuddle" Yugi lifted himself up to Yami's shoulder and held on to him.

"And this is where we sleep at" Joey said coming up the stairs with everyone else. "Uh, Yami? Are we interrupting?"

"He won't let go, he said he wants to cuddle, and now he has a death grip on me" Yami whispered loudly.

"So cuddle with 'im, jeeze no one ever got hurt from a cuddle" Joey said rolling his eyes.

"Joey" Yami whined.

"Listen, it's only cuddling, its not like Yugi jumped on you and said 'Hey Yami let's fuck' he just wants to cuddle" Seto said.

"To be honest Yami, he's probably still a little shook up from that guy. They pulled out a gun and little Yugi had it in his face" Ryou said.

Yami's face dropped and he sighed. "Fine! But the first comment of 'how was your night' that comes out of anyone's mouth, the next time I turn this way, you are my dinner." Everyone laughed. "I'm serious, I will eat you."

"You should focus on that fine piece of dessert in your hand there first Yami" Marik chuckled.

"Cram it Marik!" Yami yelled. He picked Yugi up and carried him to his room. "Goodnight everyone" Yami said.

"Goodnight Yamiii" Everyone sang.

Yami rolled his eyes, but laid Yugi down on his bed. He went to stand back up but Yugi wouldn't let go. "Yugi, I'm right here, you're in my bed. I have to change, and go piss. Unless you want me to use you as a restroom, well, you have to let me go."

Yugi pouted "Fine." He let go of Yami and rolled over on his right side.

"Yugi, please don't be mad. I really have to piss. We're not even together and I feel terrible right now!" Yugi looked up at Yami, his eyes glittering, and an amused smile on his face. "You're an ass!" Yami walked out of the room, grabbing his clothes on his way out. He heard Yugi giggle as he left the room, which made him smile on the way to the bathroom.

He came back upstairs a few minutes later to find everyone passed out in the middle bedroom. He went in his own room where Yugi was waiting for him. He turned on his alarm for six thirty a.m. before crawling in bed. He thought Yugi was asleep so he laid down next to him and curled up to try and sleep. "This isn't cuddling you know" Yugi whispered.

Yami peeked his right eye open and saw Yugi looking at him with half lidded eyes and an amused smile. Yami lifted his arms a little "C'mere."

Yugi scooted closer to Yami wrapping his arms around Yami's neck, and Yami wrapping his arms around Yugi's middle. Yugi snuggled his head under Yami's chin. "Happy now?" Yami whispered.

"Much" Yugi whispered back. Yugi gently placed his left leg between Yami's legs, careful not to get to close to his genitals.

"Watch your knee there little one" Yami said.

"I know what I'm doin" Yugi mumbled sleepily.

Yami chuckled and nuzzled into Yugi's hair "Go to sleep Yugi."

"m'kay" Yugi whispered.

Yami and Yugi fell asleep cuddled close together. Neither of them moving a muscle in their sleep, with sweet dreams to follow.

Me: Okay, these two are just friends for the time being. Remember that okay? :) lol Sweet little cuddling scene there :) Anyway! Until next chapter you guys :) *waves* Bye!