Hi everyone! I'm so sorry this has taken me forever. The shit has hit the fan most epically. It's short. I'm having a bit of trouble deciding exactly what to make happen next. I was thinking of just having them make out right off but then I decided it would be a good idea to make Yami all nervous about confessing his feelings because although he knows Yugi feels the same (or atleast he's been told so), he's never confessed his feelings to anyone before and he doesn't know how to do it. What do you think? I dunno, maybe I'm grasping at straws.

I don't own the series or anything of the sort (sad face)

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Yugi sat slumped in the back seat of Teah's mother's car. He didn't want to go to the museum. He'd become very good at doing whatever the rest of the gang was doing, but this was too painful. A new Egypt exhibit had come to the museum and Yugi and his friends had been granted a special preview before it opened (invitations courtesy of Ishizu). He had tried his best to forget everything about the Pharaoh and their time together. He had even stopped playing duel monsters. His friends knew he was sensitive to things like this, so why were they making him go?

"C'mon Yuug. It'll be fun." Joey said as he threw an arm around Yugi's shoulder.

"But I don't want to go." Yugi muttered quietly.

"Yugi, you used to love Egypt. Don't you think Atem would have wanted you to follow your passion for his homeland?" Teah said. Yugi squeezed his eyes shut at the Pharaoh's true name.

"We'll never know what he wanted anyway. It doesn't even matter." Yugi mumbled. The car pulled up to the museum and the four friends exited the vehicle. Ishizu was standing in the entrance.

"Hello" she said smoothly.

"Ishizu! Heya, how's it been?" Joey said loudly.

"Hi Ishizu, how was Egypt?" Tristan asked. Yugi nodded at her in greeting but kept his mouth clamped tightly to try and stop the tears.

"I am very well. Come in, the exhibit is this way." Ishizu said dispassionately. She led the group into the museum and let them wander through the artifacts. As soon as Tristan, Teah and Joey were busy gawking at a golden scarab beetle Ishizu approached Yugi who was stood apart and kept his eyes closed.

"Yugi. I would like to show you something special." Ishizu said. Yugi looked up at her, tears clearly shining in his eyes.

"I don't know if I can." He choked. There was too much of his past here, too many reminders of him.

"It will be alright. Come." She insisted and led him to the exit.

"Hey, Ishizu, where're'ya takin' Yugi?" Joey asked.

"I am showing him a special part of the exhibit. You can all stay here." She said and continued down the stairs. Yugi rubbed his eyes to force the tears away. It was just a bunch of artifacts; there was nothing special about any of them.

"In here." Ishizu opened a door and gestured Yugi inside. "I will leave you in private." She said and walked back upstairs. Yugi took this as his cue to let himself cry. He sniffled as he walked into the room. Large columns stood inside the door and he immediately recognized them as part of the palace. He looked up at the massive supports and felt heavy tears stream down his face.

"Atem." He whispered. Suddenly he fell to his knees and began to sob silently. Moments later he heard footsteps. He didn't care; it was probably just his friends coming to check on him.

"Yugi." A masculine tenor spoke his name. A familiar masculine tenor. Yugi's eyes snapped open in shock. He spun around on the floor and nearly stopped breathing as he took in the Pharaoh. His pharaoh.

"A-atem." He gasped.

"You must call me Yami, Yugi." The man said, he went to Yugi and knelt down. Yugi was frozen.

"Yami." He whispered. He lifted a shaking hand and slowly reached out to the vision. Silently Yami allowed Yugi to touch his cheek. Yugi's fingers met solid flesh.

"I'm really here aibou." Yami whispered. Fluid tears poured from Yugi's eyes.

"Yami." He said again. He couldn't believe it. The pharaoh, Yami, he was back. Yami's hand closed around Yugi's fingers and he stared into the younger boy's bloodshot eyes.

"Yes." He confirmed Yugi again. Yugi's eyes flashed towards their clasped hands and for a moment they were still. Yugi then pushed himself forward and toppled on top of the pharaoh.

"Yami!" he cried. He clutched the older boy desperately, as if his greatest fear was that he might disappear. Yami wrapped his arms around the smaller boy and held him just as close.

"Hush aibou, its okay. I'm back." He comforted the body in his arms and shed a happy tear. Each of the boys relished in the other's presence. They both felt the warmth of another body and the rapid beating of nervous hearts. They sensed each other's spirits and knew the bond between them had not broken. Strange peace emanated from them because it had been too long since they had felt this way. Finally together, they felt complete.

After a few minutes like this Yugi pulled away.

"But how. Did the gods-"

"No" Yami said smiling, "it was a sorceress. She told me that we can only be happy together Yugi, and for that I will spend the rest of this life with you." Yami said as he wiped a tear from Yugi's cheek.

"You won't disappear?" Yugi whispered. Yami shook his head. "How do I know this isn't a dream? I've had so many dreams like this Yami."

"You can feel me aibou. I'm right here, I won't leave you again." He assured the younger boy and hugged him tightly "I couldn't".

"I missed you so much." Yugi whispered into Yami's chest.

"I know me too."

"But you were in heaven." Yugi said pulling away again. (Get ready for the gagging line :)

"There is no heaven without you." Yami said quietly.

"It was hell while you were gone." Yugi murmured.

"I know. I didn't mean to hurt you aibou." Yami stroked Yugi's face softly. "Can you ever forgive me?" He asked. Yugi's eyes filled with tears once again and he nodded and wiped his tears on his sleeve. When he finished he looked Yami in the eye and smiled. Yami's heart skipped a beat. Yugi's eyes were bloodshot, his nose was red and he had the appearance of someone with very little sleep and Yami could not help but see the most beautiful face he could ever imagine.