(A/N: I KNOW, I know, I should be working on Codename, but I wanted to let you guys know what happened here, so... :D *stupid grin here* Ahem! Okay, uh... I got a laptop! X3 Which is the main reason as to why I finished this chapter. But ugh, my back HURTS and I mean it DAMN hurts! Oh, and school began this week, so I'll probably be kinda busy... but hey! I got a laptop! ^-^ so I'll be able to work at night now! 8D on weekends, that is X3 by night I mean around 11, 12:00 am, maybe 1 or 2:00 if I'm not sleepy, which benefits you guys ;D enough talking, on to the chapter!! ^0^)

Shōnen-Ai High School

Chapter 31

Yugi took a deep breath.

His amethyst orbs blinked lazily as he tried to open his eyes. For some reason, he was finding it oddly difficult to breathe. His chest hurt every time he did so. When he was finally able to see normally, Yugi saw only white. The entire room was white. He frowned in confusion. The boy tried to move, but a tube on his arm kept him from making the slightest movement. He then noticed an oxygen mask covering his mouth and nose.

Ah, now he remembered. He'd been kidnapped by that guy, Emiya… and then Yami had come to rescue him… he saw the fire, he remembered Yami kissing him to keep him awake… the last thing he knew was that he'd collapsed.

Wait… Yami!

Where was Yami?!

Yugi looked left, then right, and he slowly sighed in relief. His boyfriend was in the bed some feet away from his. His eyes were closed, and he also had an oxygen mask above his nose and mouth. Well, at least they were both safe.

But… that guy had escaped again. Yugi breathed out. What would happen now?

"Ah, Yugi-kun!" Yugi turned to the door of his hospital room and caught a glimpse of Ryou. "I'm glad you're awake!"

"Ryou?" What was he doing here? "H- How did you know where I was?"

"Yami called me before the fire began," answered the albino. "I called the police and had them go to the building. When we got there, the flames had barely begun to spread, so they called the firemen to put them off."

"Yami-kun—?" The boy couldn't make out the rest of his sentence. He was too tired…

"My boy!"

"Jii-chan!" Sugoroku almost tripped as he walked into the room. His face was flushed from (apparently) running all the way to here.

"I was so worried about you! Daijoubu ka? How do you feel?"

"Daijoubu, jii-chan!" answered Yugi, smiling gently. "I—I'm fine…" The amethyst-eyed again turned to see his lover, lying unconscious. "How is he?" he asked, half-hoping Ryou could answer him.

"He breathed in much more smoke than you, so his recovery will take a bit longer," said Ryou. "But he'll be fine." Yugi let out a happy yet worried sigh.

"That's good to know," he muttered to himself. "I'm sorry for worrying you this much, jii-chan," he said, turning his head to his grandfather. "I should've been more careful." Sugoroku smiled.

"I'm just glad both of you got out of the fire alive," he added.

"Well, it was all thanks to him." Yugi couldn't help but notice that Yami's face looked amazingly peaceful when he slept. Almost as if all of his worries just vanished as soon as he caught sleep. "He saved the two of us…"

"Remind me to thank him when he wakes up." The boy nodded at the elder.

"I will, jii-chan."

"Well, then," said the elder as he walked towards the door. "I'll let you rest now. I'll come back later to see how you're…"

But Yugi didn't hear the rest of the sentence, for he had already fallen asleep again.

-

"Wake up already, will you?"

The first thing he'd had to hear after slowly regaining consciousness was Bakura's annoying voice. What he'd wanted to hear was his Yugi's voice!

Yugi…

Yami almost fell off his bed with the harsh movement he made, which actually hurt him big deal. He then noticed the IV connected to his arm and the bruises all over his face and chest. At the middle of the fire… was Yugi all right?

"Calm down, Romeo, the kid's fine," said Bakura as if he'd read Yami's mind. "He's asleep right now, but he woke up a while ago." The crimson-eyed heaved a sigh. At least Yugi was fine…

He turned to the bed next to his and saw him peacefully sleeping, his body slightly turned to the side so that Yami could see his face. He smiled to himself; Yugi looked terribly adorable, with his lips slightly parted and his body softly rising slightly from the intake of air.

"Oh, by the way," said the albino, inhaling from his cigarette. "Ryou's got news to tell you guys. He said he'd wait until both of you were awake."

"You're not supposed to smoke in a hospital," said Yami, seeming to ignore what Bakura'd said.

"Does it look like I care?" Yami sighed.

"What kind of news?"

"Good ones, so I heard."

"Did he tell you?"

"No."

"Figures as much."

-

When Yugi woke up again, a familiar voice called up to him.

"Yugi!" The boy could've cried tears of joy at the sight of his boyfriend, awake and apparently unharmed; except for the bruises, that is. He bit his lower lip to hold back the tears and looked down so that Yami couldn't see him. "Yugi?"

Before either realized, Yugi had gotten down from his bed and thrown his arms around the crimson-eyed's neck, wrapping him in a strong embrace. The tears were raining down his cheeks now, but he was the happiest person alive.

"I—I was so scared!" he sobbed as Yami hugged him back. "I thought… I thought…!"

"Come here," said the crimson-eyed, helping Yugi to get up the bed. When they were close enough, Yami pulled Yugi into his chest, and the boy tightly held onto his boyfriend, fearing he'd suddenly vanish into thin air. "It's okay, Yugi, Daijoubu," he whispered, caressing Yugi's back soothingly. "It's all right now, my love."

"Demo…" spoke Yugi between cries, "Y- You could've died… b- because of me—I put you in danger!"

"Yugi, don't say that!" Yami slightly pulled Yugi apart to see directly into his eyes. "Listen," he said, lifting his lover's head with his index finger. "None of it was your fault, ne? So don't blame yourself." After a brief moment of what seemed like an eternity, Yugi nodded and buried his face on the crook of his boyfriend's neck.

"Yugi-kun, Yami-san!" Both look-a-likes turned to the door; Ryou had an awkward smile on his face, like he knew something they didn't. And, as Yami remembered Bakura's words, in fact, he did. "I'm so glad to see you're awake!"

"Hai!" Yugi nodded, his tears stopping for a bit of time.

"What was the news you wanted to tell us, Ryou?" asked the crimson-eyed. Yugi turned to Yami, a confused and puzzled expression on his face.

"New? What news?"

"Oh, 'Kura-kun told you about that! Hai, hai!" said the albino, clapping his hands once. "I'm sure you'll be as glad to hear this as I was!"

"Just tell us already, Ryou!" laughed Yami, hugging his boyfriend closer to himself.

"Yush!" Ryou took a chair and sat down next to the bed so that he could see both of his friends. "Yami, remembered that you wanted me to call the police?" The crimson-eyed nodded. "Well, I did, and before telling me to call the firemen, they saw… saw him."

The look-a-likes tensed up. Not only had they been almost killed by Emiya, but they had also allowed him to escape. What could be worse than that?

"One of the policemen recognized him as a serial killer that first appeared almost a decade ago." Yami and Yugi looked up at the albino, both shock and surprise on their faces. "He apparently changed his name so he wouldn't get caught, so when he realized he'd been recognized, he tried to flee."

Tried? Only tried? Yami's face practically lit up as he thought about what he believed had happened.

"But it wasn't enough," Ryou smiled, and as he stood up, he added, "Emiya Kotomine was caught right in pursuit. He was accused of more than six murders, including Satori Toko," Yami winced at the mentioning of his late cousin, "Ishida Risako," his aunt, "and Satori Kerii." The three of them stayed silent for a while, honoring their late schoolmate, and finally, Ryou spoke again. "The good news is that he was caught at last; he'll never be able to hurt anyone again."

They could've almost yelled right there right then. Emiya was finally out of their lives. They could breathe again… For a moment, just a brief moment, Yami believed he'd seen that blue-haired girl that had helped him to find the person he truly loved right next to Yugi.

Arigatou, cous' cous', Yugi-kun! He smiled mostly to himself and pulled his little one closer, burying his face on the boy's hair and breathing in his exquisite scent.

Kerii-chan… your soul can finally rest in peace.

And just then, as he saw her spirit vanish at last, he could've sworn he heard a very familiar yet childish giggle that could only belong to her. He realized it'd been a while since he'd been this happy.

(A/N: YAY!! The bad guy was finally caught!! 8D PARTY!! XD And Kerii-chan's soul can finally go to Heaven!! :D Aww, happy YamixYugi time X3...

P.S. I recently saw the Ice Age: DotD movie for the second time and OMG I LOVE BUCK!! 8D He like totally stole the whole movie, he rocks and kicks ass XP especially his rules, mostly #1: "ALWAYS listen to Buck!" HELL YEAH!! X3 AND HIS VOICE!! ^w^

XD Sorry for the randomness... REVIEW, PLEASE!! :D I'll give you cookies! ^0^

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