AN: Hiya! Sorry for not updating sooner! Anyway, here's this extra special, extra long one for you guys! It's the Prayer (the one with tiger Yami) sequel! Took me ages to get around to writing it, I know, but finally it's done!

Hope you enjoy!


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Yuugi walked into the large enclosure, hoping that the South Chinese Tiger that had almost given him a heart attack had actually been kept in his cage this time. While he hadn't been hurt, Yuugi did not want a repeat of the last time. Closing the heavy metal door behind him quickly, Yuugi trekked over some big rocks to get to the area that needed cleaning. The slight man started when he heard a sudden noise behind, his heart beating rapidly, he was glad to realise that it had only been a bird that had caused movement in the trees.

Breathing a sigh of a relief, Yuugi continued to where there was a particularly large pile of faeces. Passing the tiger's cage, Yuugi peeked inside to see if the large cat was asleep and was shocked to find a naked, male body lying on a pile of straw that had been put there for the tiger.

"Oh God," Yuugi quickly opened the cage and strode towards the man, "Sir, sir!" Yuugi touched the shoulder, quickly pulling back when the man rapidly opened his eyes and growled at him, before he paused and actually sniffed at the air. A loud rumbling sound escaped soon after from the slightly dry but full lips.

He stumbled further back when the man all but nuzzled his right thigh and proceeded to purr against it. Yuugi's eyes widened to the size of saucers and for a moment stood rigidly before he tried to remove his person from the clearly psychotic man.

A hand reached up before he could even step backwards, however, and long, sharp fingernails pressed through his jeans. Who the Hell was this guy? How could a tiger just disappear? How was he going to tell the conservation site that one of the last South Chinese Tigers had gone missing?

Yuugi winced at both the fingernails and the deep shit he was going to be in but tried to speak as calmly and steady as he could, "Sir, how'd you get in here? Where's the tiger? Did you get trapped? Where's the tiger? Are you okay? Do you know where the tiger is?" His questions came out in quick succession however in his panic and the man looked up at him with half-lidded crimson eyes and his mouth snapped shut as he stood almost mesmerized for a moment.

Crimson eyes? Yuugi thought to himself, he'd seen them before but couldn't pinpoint where.

A low and rough question escaped the male's throat, jerking him out of his stupor. Yuugi thanked the lord that it was in one of the Chinese dialects he had actually learnt, a sigh of relief escaped him and he switched to Min from the Mandarin he had automatically started speaking with.

He repeated his questions and watched bemusedly as the man looked at himself with wide ruby eyes before a sharp, toothy grin appeared on his lips.

"I am the tiger."

Yuugi's eyebrows rose in unison at the answer and a condescending smile lifted the corners of his lips, "Of course you are! And I'm a damn squirrel! And the guy that cleans the pool is a hamster! Seriously, what are you doing here? It's illegal for unauthorized personnel to be near the tigers, for all I know you could be here to hunt the tigers," Yuugi looked the man over and blushed, it hadn't really clicked in his mind the man had been completely nude, "... naked. Because poachers hunt tigers naked nowadays. Yes they do!"

The man laughed and rested his head against Yuugi's stomach, "Mate, I do so love your humour."

Yuugi's blush intensified, partly because the guy had laughed at his hysterical rambling but mostly because he had called Yuugi his mate and was currently groping his ass cheeks rhythmically.

"O-oh, okay. Um, you, I mean," Yuugi coughed lightly into his hand and jerked away when the man rubbed his nose against his inner thigh.

"I love your smell, mate."

"What are you doing? And why do you keep calling me 'mate'? And just where the hell is the tiger?"

The man smirked at him, a sensual look turning his eyes a deep, blood-red shade. Yuugi gulped and really felt as though he was a tiger's prey at that very moment. He backed away from the perverted man and whimpered slightly when the other crawled, on hands and knees, towards him.

"I'm glad that you are so concerned about my whereabouts, mate, but as you can see, I am right here, ready to take you, at last."

Yuugi's lavender eyes darkened at the husky voice, nuts as the man was, he was very attractive and Yuugi couldn't not react to such a voice and such images. Yuugi pressed his back against the bars of the cage and breathed in heavily, trying to calm his racing heart beat and the heat rushing through his veins.

"There will be no taking of anything, and that includes the tiger! So hand him back! You naked poacher, you!" Yuugi cringed as the hysteria once again slipped into his voice. The man got closer to him, giving him almost no space in his personal bubble. Yuugi's face paled as he looked at the man's back, there's were four distinctive marks running along the expanse of his strong and tanned back. Four stripes. Yuugi gulped, his neck muscles bobbing in his nervousness. He'd seen those stripes before.

"Those stripes..." Yuugi's voice quivered slightly, "Yami?"

The man looked at him quizzically with lust filled crimson eyes. Yuugi gasped, "Oh God, oh God, oh God. You... you're the tiger!"

The tiger turned man smirked at him, "Nice of you to finally notice, mate." The man looked confused for a second, "You called me Yami? Why?"

Yuugi automatically responded as he stared into space, "It's what they let me call you. It means darkness in my native language."

Yuugi was startled by the sudden burst of pleased laughter coming from the man... coming from Yami.

"It certainly was the Goddess that brought you to me. You must call me that always, mate."

"Why do you keep calling me 'mate'?" Yuugi repeated the question that had not been answered earlier.

"Because you are, you were brought to me by Chang'e and you knew my name, I cannot see why there would be a problem now that I have achieved human physicality for you."

"You don't see a problem? You're a tiger –"

"Not anymore, mate."

"Stop calling me that! My name's Yuugi! And do you know how much trouble I'll be in when they realise that a hundred and seventy kilos of tiger has turned into sixty kilos of human!"

"Worry not, Yuugi." The name spilled gently out of Yami's mouth, like he had been saying it all his life, it almost made Yuugi melt against the bars of the cage. "My Goddess will help with everything, she always does."

"Why would you do this for me? I haven't even visited you that often."

"Because you're mine, it is destiny, as you can see from my new form, we are meant to be together."

Yuugi looked into Yami's deep-rose coloured eyes and sighed gently. He broke eye contact and stared at the patch of straw where he had found the tiger... human. He felt Yami nuzzle his abdomen again and his hand moved over the long mane of dark hair with bright stripes that rested along his face and nape, a complete contrast to what his fur had been. His stomach gave a painful lurch as he heard the purring again, not believing that this was truly happening but also strangely happy it was.

"But how will I get you out of here?" Yuugi saw mischievous garnet eyes stare at him through a bright fringe.

"You just leave that to me." Yami stood up, at first a bit shakily, and put his hands on his hips. Yuugi blushed madly when everything was exposed to his viewing pleasure, he quickly closed his eyes. "But first I think I need some of those clothes you humans adore wearing."

He nodded his head enthusiastically. "Oh yes."

Yuugi felt strong arms encircle his waist, and felt the growling voice in his ear, "My mate."

He bit his lip nervously, hugging Yami back in a display that shocked both Yami and himself, "Yeah." Yuugi blushed again when he realised what he had said and how tightly he was clutching onto, the now human, Yami. "Now, let's get you some clothes."

Yuugi felt Yami grab his arm and proceed to leave the cage, not once caring that there were probably cameras that had captured every moment.

Yuugi really hoped that Yami's Goddess pulled through because if she didn't, their honeymoon period was going to be spent running from the authorities.


AN: Hope you liked it, there still may be more to come for these two but no promises. Also, those who don't work with kilos: 170kg is 374lbs or 26 stones and 60kg is 132lbs or 9 stones. Well, I'm off to write a dramatic monologue on Edward Hyde for a creative writing piece... for tomorrow, I really should have managed my time better. Anyways, make me happy with your reviews, please'ums, I need a pick-me-up.

Review please!