"Are you sure you want to go to school?" Mahado asked as soon as Yugi stepped out of the bathroom.

Yugi had his hand on his heart and used his other one to hold the towel around his waist. Mahado had literally popped out of no where and scared him to death.

"It's not so much as wanting to go to school," Yugi grinned. "It's needing to go."

"I know, but still," Mahado pouted. "Let me feel your forehead!"

Yugi leaned away from his brothers hand and started walking backwards towards his room.

"I don't have a fever!" he protested.

A huffy look crossed Mahado's face as he glared at Yugi. The smaller of the two stood frozen, trying not to give in. He only lasted a few seconds before Mahado's expression started to creep him out. He sighed in reluctance and stepped forward.

Mahado smiled and placed his forehead against Yugi's.

"This is so strange…" Yugi muttered.

"How so?"

"Well, I'm naked for one…" Yugi said as he looked down at his bare chest.

Mahado bristled for a second before he swiftly turned around.

"Why didn't you tell me! I would have let you get dressed first!"

Yugi threw his arm up in exasperation. "I thought it was pretty obvious! Me, only in a towel, coming out of the bathroom!"

Yugi shook his head back in forth in disbelief as Mahado made his way down the staircase.

"Yami! Hey! Yami!" Yugi yelled as he stumbled out of his car, accidentally hitting his head on the side of the door as he did.

He hissed and rubbed the back of his head while jogging to catch up with the other teen.

Yami didn't seem to hear him as he kept walking. He had gotten little to no sleep last night from staying up and playing video games late into the night. He was practically falling asleep while walking.

"Yami!" Yugi yelled as he saw a motorcycle approaching. "YOU'RE GOING TO GET RUN OVER BAKA!" he started to run as if he was doing a lap around the track, despite the coiling feeling in his calve muscles.

Running at full speed, he collided into Yami's backside, making sure to throw all of his weight into him to ensure that they would be out of the street. They both tumbled into the grass, just barely getting out of the way from the speeding vehicle.

Yugi lay on his back in the grass, panting, and trying to make his head stop spinning. He looked over to Yami who looked dazed in his sprawled out position.

"Are…you…suicidal…or…something?" Yugi gasped with a small glare as he waited for Yami to make eye contact with him.

"Y-Yugi?" Yami stared in confusion at the smaller teen. "What happened?"

Yugi rolled his eyes. "You almost turned into road kill, that's what happened!"

Yami, now more awake, crawled over to Yugi and helped him stand up.

"I mean really, what the hell! I was calling your name and you didn't even see the motorcycle coming!" Yugi said angrily.

Yami frowned as he rubbed his eyes. He couldn't believe that this was the second time that Yugi had saved him. How was he ever supposed to win over Yugi's affections when Yugi probably thought of him as some retard who didn't have any common sense.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention…" Yami said sincerely as he helped Yugi gather his backpack and sports bag.

Yugi stood with his arms crossed. "You scared me! I thought you were going to get run over!"

Yami's eyes widened as he saw the deep concern on Yugi's face. He looked terribly shaken up as he slowly rubbed his arms. Wanting to comfort the smaller teen, Yami hesitantly put his arm around Yugi's shoulders.

"Gomen Yugi…It's my fault for not paying attention," he said softly. "Thanks for pushing me out of the way."

Yugi nodded slowly.

"What's got you so distracted anyways?"

Yami chuckled. "Nothing, I'm just tired."

Yugi punched his arm.

"Ryou, come with me!" Yugi called from across the hallway.

Ryou quirked his eyebrow, but walked to his best friend anyways. He had noticed that ever since Yugi had started hanging around Yami, he always acted as if he was trying to hide something. There was also the concern of Yugi getting hurt a lot recently.

"Where we going?" Ryou asked as he adjusted the strap of his backpack.

"Courtyard," Yugi chirped hapilly. "Say, can I ride on your back?"

"Why?" Ryou laughed at Yugi's childish personality.

"Cause my feet hurt," Yugi pouted cutely.

Ryou grinned and bent down so that Yugi could get onto his back. Once his friend was secured on his backside, he began walking again, ignoring all of the looks they received from other students.

"Guess what?" Ryou said as he turned down a hallway.

He felt Yugi playing with his hair. "What?"

"I get my black belt next weekend."

Yugi grasped his shoulders. "What! No way! Congrats Ry!"

Ryou smiled proudly to himself, happy that Yugi was excited for him. He always thought of Yugi as his greatest supporter since his dad wasn't around to do the praising.

"Thanks!" he turned his head. "Actually, I was wondering if you could come to the ceremony." he bit his lip nervously. "You see… the parents are all supposed to come and watch. It's like a graduation ceremony you know? And since my dad isn't here at the moment…I-I was wondering if you would go with me…?"

Ryou didn't even have time to worry about Yugi's response. The answer was immediate.

"Of course I will Ryou!" Yugi hugged him around his neck. "I can't wait! And now if people are showing off their friends I can be like, 'ha, my friends a black belt in karate! Is yours? Yeah, didn't think so!'"

Ryou burst out laughing at the comment and bounced Yugi on his back, to reposition him higher.

"Do I need to wear a suit or something?" he asked.

Ryou hummed in thought. "No, probably just jeans and a nice shirt will do."

"Okay. And don't you eat anything before! To celebrate were going out to eat somewhere!"

"When did you decide this?" Ryou asked with a smirk.

"Just now!"

Once Ryou had carried Yugi to the courtyard he looked around to see that only two other people were present. One of them was Yami. The other was Bakura.

"Hey Yami!" Yugi called as he waved.

Ryou watched as Yami's face immediately lit up. He silently wondered if Yugi knew that Yami had an obvious crush on him. Probably not, since Yugi was pretty oblivious with everything that had to do with himself, yet when it came to other people he could hit the nail on the head.

"Hey Yugi," Yami nodded to them both. "Ryou."

Ryou slowly let Yugi slide off his back.

"What are you guys doing?" Yugi asked, making sure to make eye contact with both Yami and Bakura.

Bakura growled. "Sitting."

"So I see," Yugi responded cheekily. "Mind if we sit with you?"

Bakura only glared, which Yugi took as a silent 'I don't give a fuck.'

Yugi sat down with Ryou on the floor by Bakura's feet while Yami moved to sit next to Yugi.

"Hey Bakura, did you know that Ryou is getting his black belt this weekend?" Yugi said, trying to start a conversation.

Yami raised his eyebrows while Bakura simply looked mildly surprised.

"I suppose we'll face off in the dojo sometime soon then," Bakura said to Ryou who blushed.

"O-oh yeah…"

"You two were fighting yesterday, weren't you?" Yami asked. "Who won?"

Ryou rubbed the back of his neck as he stared at the floor. "Er, well, it was kind of a tie."

Bakura made no comment.

"That's good," Yugi smiled. "You can handle another black belt so you must be really good."

Ryou, flattered, yet flustered by his friends words, chuckled embarrassedly.

"I suppose so…"

"What do you think about Ryou, Bakura? Is he good or what?" Yugi grinned.

He sent Yami a quick look. Yami gave a slight nod and stared up at Bakura expectantly.

"I think I need a drink…" Bakura grunted before standing.

He walked away before anyone could say anything else.

"Well that was rude…" Yugi muttered to himself.

Ryou silently agreed.

A/N - Looks like Bakura is not making very good impressions. And wow, Yugi saved Yami's ass again. Don't worry, Yami will get his own heroic moment later on. Thanks for all the reviews guys! I'm glad you like the story!