Yugi felt his eyes widen to the size of plates as his lips touched Atem's. He's entire body went on alert, and he jerked back, letting on hand come up and cover his mouth. It was so quick, but his lips tingled and burned where Atem's lips had touched them. His face flared a fire truck red, and he avoided Atem's eyes.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have been so close to you—if I hadn't been so intrusive, that wouldn't have happened!" Yugi was mortified. He couldn't believe that his lips had actually just touched Yami's. He had just lost his first kiss to Atem because of an accident. Sometimes he really, really hated his life. But that didn't stop him from wanting to kiss Atem again.

'There is definitely something very wrong with me,' Yugi thought.

"I, um," Atem let a gust of air come out of him as he replayed the moment in his mind. Yugi was still not looking at Atem, so he didn't see the taller's skin darkening with a slight blush of his own. Yugi was blissfully unaware of the events that had now been set in motion from such an accident. "N-no, it's okay. I'm not angry." Atem reached over and placed his hand on Yugi's shoulder.

Yugi jumped and jerked back away from Atem's hand, fear flashing in the depths of his eyes before he calmed down and realized it was just Atem. "Sorry, I just—physical contact. I'm not very good with it. I mean—every other time I was touched was when—" he cut himself off and gripped the sheets under him. Atem let his hand drop, but he leaned forward.

"God, Yugi. I would never hurt you." Carefully, Atem reached over again and he touched Yugi's cheek. His heart gave a sudden lurch as Yugi started to cry pitifully. At that moment, he swore he would never hurt Yugi for as long as he lived.

"You want me to teach you how to fly?" Atem asked suddenly as Yugi started shuffling a deck of cards for yet another game. Atem was surprised with Yugi's skill. "I mean, because you have wings, so you might as well learn to use them."

Yugi placed the cards on the end table before turning back to look at Atem with a wide grin.
"You mean it?" He asked excitedly. "Now?" His face was so bright that Atem couldn't help but smile in return.

"Of course. Whenever you wish." Atem stood up and held out his hand to Yugi, who took it, still excited. He was pulled over to the balcony, and it only took one glance over the side and down at the road underneath to make his excitement shift to anxiety. It was higher than he had originally thought, but he didn't let his face show the conflict that was taking place in his head. He wanted to fly more than anything.

"Just watch me, Yugi." Atem waited until Yugi's eyes were on him, then he let his wings furl open. The black feathers moved in the soft breeze, and Yugi couldn't help but admire how wonderful they were. Bending a bit at his knees and bracing himself, Atem's wings came down, and he was suddenly hovering in the air about a foot above Yugi. "It's not really something I can teach," Atem said. "But something you need to try for yourself." He let himself touch back down, and he smiled again. "You try."

Yugi shut his eyes in concentration, trying to control his newfound muscles. He heard the light, wispy sound, and he knew he had at least succeeded in making them open up. Gritting his teeth, he tried to make them swoop down just as gracefully as Atem had.

Nothing happened.

"It's not working," he said, trying to keep the disappointment out of his voice.

"Yugi. I think you should open your eyes." Came the soft, amused reply. Yugi did, and he gasped. He was already about two feet off of the ground. But as soon as he could experience the fascination and joy, he lost his concentration and his wings went limp. If Atem hadn't caught him, Yugi would've landed right on his rear. Atem set Yugi on his feet again as he chuckled.

"That was actually surprising." Atem said brightly. "I wasn't expecting you to be that good. This will be easier than I thought." Yugi, however turned pink. Atem hadn't come out and said the words to his face, but somehow he knew that Atem was somewhat proud of him. He could hear it. And he liked it. No one had ever been proud of him before.

After only twenty minutes and a few falls, Yugi was hesitantly hovering in the air and flying a little. But what really struck Atem as odd was that Yugi was good at flying. Better than most beginners would be. Yugi carefully let himself drift back down to where Atem was standing, his toes making contact with the floor, then his whole foot. He'd never felt so happy. He felt as light as the air he was flying on.

"Good job, Yugi." Atem said. "you're really good—"

"Atem!" A loud voice filled with ringing authority yelled. "There you are!" Yugi jumped, quickly stepped behind Atem, and peered at the tall man now approaching them. He had cobalt blue eyes and brown hair that swept just over said eyes. Behind him were two large wings covered in black feathers.

"You," The man continued, pointing at Atem accusingly, "have a lot of explaining to do!"

Atem kept a poker face as he reached behind him to touch Yugi's arm gently, assuring him that everything was alright. "About what, Kaiba?" He asked, keeping the annoyance out of his tone.

"Okay, let's start with where the hell you've been for the past three days!" Kaiba folded his arms.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I was gone for one day, and the other two I've been here. In this room." Atem gave him a look. "Didn't you bother to check?

Kaiba gave a loud, aggravated noise, and he glared at Atem. "Do you know how worried everyone's been—"

"Bullshit!" Atem snapped. "I'm sure Marik and Bakura didn't give a damn where I was, and you just want me around to work, work, work!"

"That's you're fucking job!" Kaiba snapped back. "You just disappeared! Didn't say where you were going or anything! What happened? One minute you're here then you're just gone—" Kaiba suddenly cut off and narrowed his eyes. "I smell a human scent."

"I know you do." Atem stated casually, like they were merely talking about the weather. He knew Kaiba would've smelled it eventually. Angel's also had a keen sense of smell, which Yugi obviously didn't get.

"But why—" Kaiba stopped once again as he finally realized that he and Yami weren't alone. Yugi looked back, almost fearful of the ornery man. "What is he doing here?" Kaiba asked lowly. "Atem, you of all people know the law. There is no interaction between angels and humans, so why…" He placed his hand over his eyes. "I'm going to need an advil, aren't I?"

"Kaiba, this is Yugi." Atem said as he gave Yugi a little push towards Kaiba. Yugi felt like the weight of the world had been dropped upon his shoulders.