Me: Okay, and we left with Yami and Yugi cuddling. :) Just remember folks, they're just friends for now. :) Cuddling IS allowed with friends, sometimes cuddling is needed :) Anyway, heres chapter... um... SEVEN! yeah heres chapter 7 of Starry Skies :) I do not own YGO or any YGO characters :) All stories are being updated 1, 2, or 3 chapters :) Only cuz I didn't get to update them all week :P

Starry Skies

Chapter... 7

Saturday

Yami's alarm went off at six thirty the next morning. He stretched and leaned over shutting off his alarm. He looked down and saw Yugi still latched on to him. He gently pryed Yugi off and got up, careful not to wake Yugi up. He walked out of his room and woke up Duke, Mai, Marik, and Bakura. The five of them went downstairs and waited for the sun to come up. Yami fixed a pot of coffee and tea. "There's coffee and tea in the kitchen, if you guys want any" Yami said walking back into the living room.

"I could go for a cup of coffee" Mai said getting up off the couch.

Bakura sighed and stood up from the chair "I think I could use some tea. Is it hot?"

"Just the way you like it" Yami said smiling at him. He noticed Duke and Marik hadn't moved yet. "There's also milk and orange juice, if anyone wants it."

"Woohoo I want some milk" Marik yelled getting off the couch.

"Shhh, Marik, the others are still sleeping" Yami scolded.

"Right, sorry. Woohoo milk" Marik whispered.

"I think I could go for a glass of orange juice" Duke said getting up from the recliner.

Mai came walking back in with her cup of coffee. "You always make the best coffee Yami" she said sipping her coffee.

"Thank you Mai" Yami said.

Bakura, Marik, and Duke came back in carrying their beverages a minute later. While they were all sitting there waiting for the sun to come up they heard movement on the stairs. Yami's ears twitched and he turned in his chair to see a very sleepy Yugi making his way slowly down the stairs. Yami's heart melted at the sight. Yugi was rubbing his eyes sleepily, his hair was a mess, his pajamas were a mess of wrinkles, and he was taking the steps one at a time, making sure both feet were on the same step and sturdy before he took another step.

Yami smiled and got up from his chair, sitting his coffee down on the stand beside his chair. He walked over to the stairway and held out his hands for Yugi to take. Yugi shook his head and put his arms up, reaching for Yami's neck. Yami shook his head and sighed, he picked Yugi up and carried him back to his chair. Yugi laid his head down on Yami's shoulder and closed his eyes again. (I'm sorry, I had to put in a scene like this, Yugi would look so adorable like this!)

/He loves you Yami, you know that right?/ Mai said.

/I know Mai... I know/ Yami looked down at Yugi who was resting peacefully on his shoulder. 'I thought love didn't happen for people like you...' the voice in Yami's head taunted. 'It's not love. He just needs me for comfort right now...' Yami knew down in his heart that Yugi couldn't love someone like him. He had a sad look on his face, a look of defeat. 'You say that. But everyone else sees how much you mean to Yugi.' Yami didn't have anything else to say to the voice. He just sighed and sat with Yugi holding on to him.

A few minutes later Yugi's friends all came down the stairs and walked into the living room. "There's coffee and tea in the kitchen, or milk or orange juice, whatever you would like, help yourself" Yami told them.

"Oh my goodness, Tèa has been blowing up my phone" Ryou groaned, sitting on the floor.

"What!?" Yami sat up and looked at Ryou.

"Tèa... Sh-She's been texting and calling me all morning" Ryou said.

"You didn't tell her where you were did you?!"

"N-No. Why?"

"Listen to me, all of you. I'm half vampire, half human, so are all my friends here. We go by a different name when we're human. Mine is Atem, and the others is the names I told you. They have different vampire names. Anyway! Tèa and her mother are vampire hunters, if you guys tell her where you are or tell her our secret, I can no longer protect you guys from the men that are trying to kill you." Yami explained to the group of friends.

"Really? T-Tèa is a vampire hunter?" Malik asked looking confused.

"Yes. Her mother is and there's no doubt in my mind that Tèa is following in her mother's footsteps."

"Then we'll keep your secrets. You guys saved our lives, and now we can return the favor" Ryou said. "We'll keep you guys safe from Tèa, as long as you guys keep us safe from those men."

"Thank you. All of you" Yami said quietly.

Yugi began to stir on his shoulder. He rubbed his eyes and sat up sleepily. Yami smiled at Yugi "Did you have a nice nap?" he asked.

"Mhm" Yugi hummed drowzily.

Yami ran a hand through Yugi's hair. "Your hair is a mess."

"Your nails are long."

"Only for a few more minutes."

Yugi looked up and noticed Yami's pupils were still in their diamond shape, his ears were still pointy, and his fangs were still showing. "What time is it?" Yugi asked finally able to open both eyes all the way.

"It is..." Yami looked up at the clock on the wall "Six fifty-seven a.m."

"Ugh!" Yugi groaned "Why are you up so early?!"

Yami chuckled "I told you why I had to be up Yugi, if I'm not up then I don't change back. You didn't have to get up just because I was up."

"You left and I got cold" Yugi pouted.

"Of course you did" Yami said, his face dropping.

Yugi sat back, his eyes half lidded. He looked at Yami and started playing with Yami's right ear with his left hand. "Any reason why you like my ears?" Yami asked.

"Just curious. They look so pointy, and so different, but they feel like normal ears."

"They're still my ears you know. They just change shape, they don't change what they're made of or anything."

"It's just different." Yugi whispered, playing with the tip of Yami's ear.

"Well, enjoy playing with it while you can, because the transformation has begun" Yami said holding up his hand. His nails were beginning to shrink. Yugi's friends were mesmarized, they hadn't seen anything like it. Yami's fangs shrank in next, followed by his ears, then his pupils rounded out.

"It is so cool watching you change" Yugi giggled.

Yami shook his head and laughed "You're incredible..."

"Thanks" Yugi said grinning.

"I have to admit, that was pretty cool" Ryou said.

Malik grabbed Yugi and pulled him to the other room. "Yugi, seriously? Hot bod? Sexy voice? Half vampire, Sexy as fuck! If you let this guy slip through your fingers I will punch you... Very hard... In the face... Every day... For the rest of your life... With a brick!" He whispered.

"Malik, if you hit me with a brick it technically wouldn't be punching me in the face..." Yugi pointed out.

"Do you want me to show you how?"

"Uh, no... But we're just friends... For now..." Yugi said with a mischevious grin.

"Ohhh snap!" Malik giggled. "You better claim that boy! And find something out about that Marik guy, he is gorgeous."

"Oh my goodness, Malik!" Yugi giggled.

"I am terrible aren't I?" Malik giggled with Yugi.

Malik placed his arm around Yugi and walked back into the living room. He stopped with Yugi standing next to Yami's chair. "What are you two doing?" Yami asked narrowing his eyes at them.

"Oh... Nothing" Malik said innocently. "Here, you can have your boy back." Malik gently pushed on Yugi and Yugi fell over the arm of the chair and into Yami's lap. The two of them blushed.

"Malik! You didn't have to push me ya know!" Yugi put his hand down on Yami's leg and pushed himself up. He looked at Yami who was looking between where his hand was and his face. "What?" Yugi asked.

"You got very close" Yami said looking at Yugi with his head bent partially down.

Yugi looked down and noticed that his hand was just centimeters away from the crotch of Yami's shorts. He blushed a bright red "whoops" Yugi said sheepishly.

Yami chuckled. "You're slowly moving towards that general area Mr. Motou, any closer and you're going to touch it. Last night, you almost kneed me there, today you almost hit me there with your palm. What's next?"

"I'll let you know when I get there" Yugi said grinning.

"Right" Yami said chuckling.

The others started laughing at the soon-to-be-couple-that-was-to-oblivious-to-see-what-was-right-in-front-of-them.

Me: And that's where we'll stop chapter 7 :) I hope you guys are enjoying this story. Don't worry, at the end there will be a moral to this story. So keep on going ;) I promise it's worth it :)

Yugi: Remember to R&R :)

Yami: And you remember to watch your hands... *smirks*

Yugi: You're not the boss of me! *grins and runs off*

Me: Yep, completely oblivious... ;D