(A/N: I SWEAR this is the MOST EXHAUSTING chapter I've ever done. EVER. I'm so tired now! T^T But hey! It's an amazing chapter! Sorta fluffy, sorta cute, sorta romantic, whatever you wanna look at it. Why did I write it?

CUZ TOMORROW IS THIS FANFIC'S ANNIVERSARY!!! HOLY CRAP! You guys, we've made it through a whole year!! YOU'RE AWESOMENESS!!! THANK YOU!!! 8D

One warning, though: cliffhanger at the end.

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

I'll try to have next chapter of Codename soon.I got back to school today and it's gonna take up a lot of my time now DX And please don't kill me cuz of the cliffhanger. I had to! I wanted to end it there! I'd been planning this scene since AGES ago, and it finally came! So, you know the disclaimer, now on to the reading!)

Shōnen-Ai High School

Chapter 30

Yugi moaned painfully.

He did an effort to open up his eyes; his eyelids felt impossibly heavy and he was really tired. W- Where was he, anyway? Then he remembered what had happened.

(Flashback)

"I gotta go, Zanira," he said as he took the plastic bag on his hand.

"So soon?" she asked, messing up with her own hair.

"Well, I wasn't supposed to actually last this much, but I guess time just went by!" Zanira nodded, waving at the amethyst-eyed. "See you another time!"

"See you later, enamorado!" The boy waved goodbye at the blue-haired girl as he walked out of the store. But now he had to hurry back home; the store wasn't far away from his home and his jii-chan was probably starting to get worried.

And then the plastic bag fell to the floor.

A man had grabbed his arms from behind with one hand and pointed at his head with a gun on the other one.

"Cooperate with me and nobody'll get hurt," a thick voice said from his back. The whisper sent shivers down his spine. He knew he'd heard it somewhere before, if just for a slight moment. Oh, why had fate decided to bring such misfortune upon him?

He hadn't noticed another man walking next to his attacker. The strength of something hitting the back of his head was the last thing he felt before he passed out.

"Ho? Oi, Emiya, this ain't the kid you said!" demanded the guy that had hit him, looking down at him. The attacker knelt down next to the fallen boy.

"This brat looks familiar…" he spoke. "Ah, he's that kid from the pool," he realized, lifting Yugi up on his shoulders.

"I thought you were gonna kill your nephew, not a random kid that looks like him!"

"Oh, don't worry," replied Emiya, malice sliding down from his voice. "This will be even a better revenge than killing him." The red-haired man smiled evilly as he threw the unconscious boy into the back of a van.

(End of flashback)

"T- That guy…" muttered Yugi under his breath, still not recognizing where he was. When his vision finally cleared up and he was able to see, his eyes widened in shock.

His wrists were tied up behind his back, and he was altogether, apparently, tied up to a post or something of the sort. His whole body was numb due to the lack of movement. Why was he here? Who had attacked him?

"So, you've awoken at last!" He heard the same thick, evil voice from before. Yugi turned around, trying to see the face to whom the voice belonged. Out of the shadows, a red-haired man came into the light, and the boy could've sworn his hands were shaking with both fear and anger.

"You!" he almost spitted at the name. "You're the one who tried to drown me that day!"

"Ah, you do remember me!" called Emiya, almost excitedly. Then, as he said the following, he ran a hand through his hair and closed his eyes in pride. "But I guess that when one is a witness in a murder, it's hard to forget the face of the murderer, isn't it?"

"YOU BASTARD!" The amethyst-eyed now had tears falling down his face. "How can you talk so calmly about something as important as that?! You're sick!"

"I should have you know that I don't hesitate on taking out of my way anyone who intrudes in my plans," laughed the bastard.

"Does that also mean KILLING?!" Emiya stared at Yugi with a smirk that practically had 'isn't-it-obvious?' written all over it.

RING

Yugi turned his head to the side and saw his cell phone on the floor.

RING

He almost panicked when the red-haired man grabbed the phone and stared at it for a few seconds.

RING

Emiya smirked and flipped the phone open, but before he said anything, he put it next to Yugi's ear.

"Answer," he mouthed to the nervous boy. Yugi bit his lip and then said into the phone:

"M- Moshi moshi?"

"Yugi! Yugi, where are you? Daijoubu ka?" His eyes widened at the voice. "You had us worried, my love!"

"Yami? Yami!" He had to somehow alert him. If he came, this guy would have a trap up his sleeve for him! "Yami-kun, onegai, don't listen to what he—" But he wasn't able to finish his sentence; the man had his neck pinned to the post with his elbow. "W- Wait! Aaah!"

"Yami, it's so nice to hear from you again!" His eyes widened in shock. Yami would definitely recognize that voice and know something was wrong.

No, no! Yami-kun, don't listen to him, please!

"Ho? You've always been so direct, that's your problem. It's been so long since we talked to each other, nephew. How did Kerii do when I left? Tell me, did she have a smile on her face when she died?" The tears on his eyes ran freely down his cheeks again. "Very well, if that's how you wanna play… you remember that old storage building that broke down a few years ago?"

If he'd been able to speak, Yugi would've yelled on that same minute.

"Let's see if you can win this hide-and-seek game, Yami," said Emiya through the phone, his voice thick and evil. "If you can't, there'll be consequences for your little twin."

"Yami-kun, don't!" The man had slightly loosened his grip on the boy's neck, so this was his chance! "Don't come, Yami, onegai!" Too bad it didn't last long. "Ah!"

"Oh, and Yami?" There was a brief silence. "I'd suggest that you hurry. Rumors say there're a lot of kerosene barrels around here. We wouldn't like them to catch on fire, would we?" Yugi's eyes flew open at the statement. "See you soon, my nephew."

CLICK

"He's n- never gonna come, k- kisama!" called the little one. Yet he knew he was wrong. After hearing his cries, no doubt Yami would be there any minute now.

"I'd say quite the contrary," replied Emiya. He soon vanished again into the shadows, and Yugi could only wonder what was it he had planned. In a sudden, though, his eyelids felt heavy again.

-

Please, please, Yami-kun… don't fall into his trap… Yugi hoped to Ra that his prays would be heard. He didn't want any harm to be done to his boyfriend, especially after all the worry he'd caused him. And what about jii-chan? He was probably about to have a heart attack by now! He kept on praying… so that Yami would be safe no matter what…

A strange smell reached his nose… it smelled like some sort of liquid… The muffled noise of a motorcycle's engine, which followed, was caught by his ears.

"EMIYA!" The boy's eyes immediately looked up. "Yugi!"

"Yami-kun!" Oh, how happy he was to see the crimson-eyed safe and sound! "Yami-kun, you have to get out of here!"

"I'm not gonna leave you here!" replied the older look-a-like, doing his best to untie his little one. When the job was done, he quickly perked Yugi's forehead (thus, not giving Yugi any time to react) and grabbed his wrist. "Now let's go!"

"I was wondering when you'd show up." Yami instantly pushed Yugi behind him. The red-haired man stood proudly in front of them, smirking. "But, I'm afraid you're too late."

"What do you mean?!" The crimson-eyed's question was answered by the sight of a small burning match on the man's hand. Before any of the look-a-likes could do any movement, Emiya let go of the match on his hand.

The whole floor soon caught on fire. So that was what Yugi had smelled! It'd been kerosene! Emiya had spread out the barrels of kerosene he'd spoken of!

Suddenly, there was thick, black smoke surrounding them, and none of them could see anything. Yami heard the red-haired's voice drifting away, and he realized he'd let him go again. But right now, what mattered was getting out of there! The building could come down any minute!

"Yugi, hold my hand!" he called out, and almost heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his little one's hand gripping tightly his own. "Whatever happens, don't let go!"

"Y- Yush!" However, the more smoke around them, the harder it was for Yugi to keep his eyes open. It was beginning to get him dizzy, and he could only feel and move around as Yami dragged him along, trying desperately to find an exit before they both were burned alive. He was almost positive his boyfriend was telling him something yet the dizziness didn't allow him to focus.

"Yugi, listen!" Yami gripped his little one's shoulders with both hands, shaking him gently but strongly at the same time. "You have to stay awake! Stay with me, Yugi, onegai!"

Onegai, Yugi-kun! Yugi was sure he was starting to lose it. It wasn't possible that he was now hearing Kerii-chan's voice too! Yugi-kun, keep your promise!

His promise…

His promise! The promise he'd made the girl moments before her death!

Remember what it was?! You promised me you'd always stay here for him! So don't break it!

He was so caught up in his memories that he didn't notice the deep and desperate kiss that the crimson-eyed had placed upon his lips. Yami realized that there was no way out of the burning building, so he had to win some time until the police or firemen got there.

"Stay awake!" he repeated.

"I… I can't!" the boy replied, breathing heavily. "I'm… Yami-kun, I'm dizzy!" Yami's response was just another kiss, the same as last one: deep and desperate. This time the older's tongue licked at his lips, and Yugi parted his mouth to allow entrance, moaning at the sudden intrusion.

"I'll help you, then!" The crimson-eyed immediately began nipping at his boyfriend's neck. The boy's reaction assured him that this was definitely keeping him awake. "Hold on, Yugi," whispered Yami, caressing Yugi's neck as he nipped on his flesh.

"Nhn… aah!" moaned his little one.

"Just hold on for a few minutes!" He pressed their mouths together, moving his lips lovingly over his angel's. He kept it up: every kiss led to another one, and this seemed to be helping Yugi to stay conscious; at least he was gaining some time. But he himself was starting to lose consciousness… Please, let me save Yugi… Kerii-chan, allow me to save us both!

"Is anyone inside?! Hello?!" Yami's eyes widened.

"H- Hai! W- We're caught inside!" he yelled, but just as he was about to scream for help, he coughed and fell to his knees. When he turned his sight to his boyfriend, it was almost like staring into a mirror; but the reflection was even worse. Yugi seemed he was unable to breathe. "HELP!" he yelled, trying to suppress another cough.

"Y- Yami-kun…" The teenager's eyes went back to his little one, who smiled weakly at him and collapsed onto the floor.

"Iie, YUGI!" Yami cradled Yugi's unconscious body on his arms. "HELP!" Tears were starting to rain down his eyes. "PLEASE HELP—"

The last word never came out of his mouth.

Everything went black before he could even form it on his mind.

Just like his little one, he collapsed onto the floor… in the middle of the burning building.

(A/N: *hides under computer desk* DO NOT KILL ME! AUTHORESS MUST LIVE TO WRITE NEXT CHAPTER!! T0T

Anyway, I liked the whole concept of Yami kissing Yugi to keep him awake ^w^ wasn't that so cute!! X3 Hai, so, please REVIEW! And um... oh, and PLEASE vote on the poll on my profile! :D AND PLEASE REVIEW!! PRETTY PLEASE!! 8D You'll get next chapter soon if you do so... :3)