Chapter 2: Outcomes of a Date

-O-

"No. Nope. Too flashy. Too simple. No, no, no… Ugh, I don't have anything to wear!" Yugi exclaimed, collapsing on the bed with the stacks of clothes he'd rejected, "Man, I sound like Tea before she goes on dates."

Yugi stared a second more at the ceiling before standing and running back to his dresser, searching diligently for the perfect outfit. Finally, he came across a semi tight fitting black short sleeved shirt and long black pants and changed into them quickly. He also slipped on his favorite blue jacket to cover his bare arms from the cold.

He stood in front of the mirror, admiring the outfit he seldom wore. The short sleeves were definitely not a normal choice for him, his choice usually being the clothes that covered the most skin. And his pants, although long, were very thin and barely retained heat.

But surprisingly, he found himself more afraid of what Yami thought of him then the cold at that moment.

He completed the outfit by adding his most prized possession, the Millennium Puzzle. A golden pyramid shaped Egyptian artifact that he had completed himself when his grandfather had given him the pieces after his parents' deaths.

With one more look in the mirror, Yugi finally made his way downstairs to wait for Yami to pick him up at 6:00. He sat down on the couch and looked at his watch, the watch showing he had thirty minutes until Yami would be there.

He reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out his gloves and slipping them on, not wanting the episode at lunch that first day to reoccur now.

He silently fidgeted on the couch, waiting for the sound of the game shop's doorbell to signal Yami's arrival.

He had already told his grandfather where he was going and Yugi had helped him close up the game shop for the night. Now, Yugi sat with nothing else to do.

His thoughts were jumbled, skipping between different scenarios of what could happen on the 'date'.

Everything from the good, to the bad, to the ugly outcomes. And for some reason, Yugi couldn't keep his mind off the bad and the ugly. Eventually he was ripped from these thoughts when he heard the sound of the bells of the game shop door.

Yugi jumped up, running into the shop and opening the glass door for the male on the other side.

"My, my, someone got dressed for the occasion," Yami smirked.

"It looks like I'm not the only one!" Yugi retorted blushing, taking in Yami's own outfit, consisting of a black tank top and dark blue pants. He was also wearing a dark blue jacket but was wearing it more like a cape that hung around his shoulders.

"You ready?" Yami asked him, flicking his head towards the door.

"Yeah," Yugi replied with a smile, and followed Yami out the door to the other's car.

-O-

The streets of Domino City were packed with people and cars on their way to the concert, and Yugi and Yami found themselves having to park quite a few blocks away. But neither minded the small walking distance, just happy to walk and talk.

The concert was outdoors and there were many small vendors set up with food and drinks. It was pretty much a small festival.

Yugi and Yami made their way up to the front of the crowd where everyone was dancing to the music.

"Care to join me, Yugi?" Yami asked quietly, his mouth at Yugi's ear so that the other could hear. Yugi blushed but nodded his head, taking Yami's hand and quickly joined Yami in the upbeat dance.

Yugi didn't even think he could dance, yet he found himself easily dancing next to Yami, both of them lost in the music and having the time of their lives.

After a while, Yami took Yugi's gloved hand and pulled them out of the throng of people, both boys breathing heavily.

"I haven't had this much fun in a long time!" Yugi said smiling up at the taller.

"I'm glad," Yami replied smiling as well, "Do you want something to drink?"

"Sure."

Yugi, who by now was sweating bullets, quickly slipped off his jacket, wearing only short sleeves in the open for the first time in a long while. He threw the jacket over his shoulder and held it with one hand as he followed Yami to the nearest vendor.

"Two waters please," Yami told the vendor as he pulled out his money.

The vendor opened the cooler and pulled out two cold waters and brought them over to the waiting customers.

Yugi flinched, only now realizing that the waters would be really cold.

"Hey, Yugi!" someone yelled from the vendor next to them. Yugi looked up, watching as Tea ran over to them with a lemonade in hand.

What happened next was definitely not in Yugi's favor.

Tea, who only paid attention to Yugi, didn't notice the guy who she ran into, causing her to lurch forward, her extra-large lemonade splashing out onto Yugi. The extra-large ice-cold lemonade.

Yugi cried out in shock, the cold lemonade soaking into his clothes and hair, and the ice hitting his bare skin.

His fear took in before he could attempt control and he found his vision turned to black.

-O-

Cold fingers traveled across Yugi's face, caressing his skin and removing the bangs from his face. His eyes were shut and he could feel himself shaking from the effect of the cold but found himself actually enjoying the cold touch of the person.

"Yugi? Yugi, are you okay? Yugi?"

Yugi slowly blinked his eyes open, taking in the worried crimson eyes of the boy in front of him. Yugi winced and Yami took his hand away from the other's face.

"Yami? Where…" Yugi trailed off, now realizing he was on the couch at the Game Shop.

"After you blacked out I carried you to the car and brought you here. Tea told me not to call the hospital because this has happened before. What was that, Yugi?"

Yugi avoided Yami's gaze, now feeling bad about not telling Yami in the first place.

"Where's Tea now?" Yugi asked avoiding the question.

"She came with me to make sure you were okay. She left a few minutes ago after she made sure you were okay. She also told me to tell you that she was really sorry about what happened," Yami replied, worry still spread across his features, "Are you okay, Yugi?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Yugi replied slowly, sitting up on the couch, "I-I'm sorry about what happened. I should have told you before about my condition."

"Condition?" Yami asked, sitting next to Yugi on the small couch.

Yugi took a deep breath and then launched into the explanation of his parents' deaths and the phobia that came out of it. Without even realizing it, Yugi allowed a few tears escape and Yami put his arm around him, pulling the smaller to his chest.

Yugi flinched when Yami's cold fingers came into contact with his skin and Yami pulled back, concern showing in his eyes.

"S-sorry, your hands are so cold, they kind of remind me of you-know-what," Yugi replied quietly, tears escaping again, but this time out of frustration at his own fear.

Yami swiped his hand across Yugi's face, wiping the hot tears away with the back of his hand, not allowing his touch to linger so that Yugi wouldn't feel the cold.

"I'm really sorry Yami. I should have told you before but I was afraid you'd think that such a fear would be stupid and laugh at me for it."

"I would never! Yugi, you should know that I wouldn't do that to-" Yami replied.

But Yugi cut him off, "I know, but it's happened before and I just wanted to be your friend and I… I'm sorry, I made you worry."

Yami nodded, "I understand Aibou, but there is no need for you to apologize."

Yugi looked down, once again not looking Yami in the eye and he heard Yami sigh in frustration, "Yugi, may I borrow one of your gloves?"

Yugi looked up at Yami in confusion but Yami just gave him his signature smirk before he held out his hand for the glove. Yugi, after a few more seconds, looked down again and then took off his right glove and gave it to the other.

Yugi watched Yami slip on the glove himself and suddenly Yami's gloved hand grabbed onto Yugi's chin and gently tipped his face up to look at him. After accomplishing this, Yami swiftly kissed Yugi on the lips; temporarily tasting the smaller.

Yugi tensed in shock, and as soon as he registered what was happening it was already over and Yugi looked up at Yami with a dark blush covering his face.

"I must say you look good in red," Yami smirked and Yugi felt his cheeks heating up even more.

"Wh-why did you…"

"Because I like you Yugi, a lot," Yami replied, "Actually I think I could go as far as to say I love you Yugi."

Yami snaked his arm around Yugi's waist, pulling the smaller into him again, but doing so without coming into contact with Yugi's skin.

Yugi sat frozen on Yami's lap, unable to move, let alone talk. He started to feel Yami shake and Yugi tilted his head up to look at Yami, noticing that Yami's eyes were squeezed shut and his teeth were clenched.

Yugi then realized that Yami probably took his silence as a rejection but Yugi couldn't bring himself to say anything. His mind danced between choices.

He knew that he loved Yami. Yami was the only thing he ever thought of anymore but at the same time the combination of his fear and Yami's cold touch would be hard to deal with. Could he ask so much from Yami as to never let the other touch him? What kind of relationship would that be?

Yugi was torn, but he knew that Yami wouldn't take his silence much longer. Yugi buried his face into Yami's chest, "I love you too, Yami." He said quietly, his voice slightly muffled by the fabric of Yami's shirt.

He felt Yami relax beneath him and heard Yami exhale a breath in relief.

"But because of my fear, how would it work? It'd be a lot better if you could find someone you can actually be with…" Yugi started, allowing his tears to fall again.

"I love you, Yugi. Just because you're afraid of my touch, won't make me stop loving you. And maybe, one day, I can help you get over your fear," Yami replied, pulling away from Yugi to get a better look at his face.

Yami reached up with his ungloved hand and started to caress Yugi's face like before. Yugi flinched, but forced himself to focus on Yami instead of the cold. After a few moments he found himself give into the touch, the cold no longer registering.

"See?" Yami whispered in his ear before tilting Yugi's head up and kissing him for a second time. This time Yami allowed his lips to linger a little longer and Yugi found himself melting into the kiss, his arms automatically wrapping around the taller male.

Yami's arms tightened around Yugi's waist before he pulled away, resting his forehead against Yugi's.

Suddenly the doorbell rang, breaking the moment between the two teens.

"Oops, I almost forgot. I ordered some pizza so that when you woke up you'd have something to eat," Yami explained, jumping up and running to the door, returning shorty with a large cheese pizza in hand.

"You think we'll eat this much?" Yugi asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well I don't know about you but I can eat about five pieces before I'm full. And I was also preparing to spend the night if I had to if you didn't wake up. This way I'd have cold pizza to have for breakfast!" Yami smirked.

Yugi laughed at his excuse, opening the box and grabbing a piece for himself. Yami sat on the floor, eating his own piece and giving Yugi a smile.

After eating Yugi and Yami just took some time to just sit and talk, giving each other more and more details about their pasts. Yugi telling Yami more about his experiences in Domino City and Yami telling Yugi of his adventures in America and Egypt.

Yugi ran a hand through his hair, finally realizing how sticky his hair had become from the lemonade.

"Yuck," he mumbled as he untangled his fingers from his hair, "I really need to get this lemonade out of my hair."

"Then I should probably go, and let you take a shower," Yami replied, standing.

Yugi felt his spirits fall at the prospect of Yami leaving and he let his eyes travel to the clock in the room. It read 11:00 pm.

"It's getting really late, Yami. If you want, you can stay here for the night," Yugi invited quietly, standing himself.

"Really? It'd be a lot easier than driving all the way home… Sure, I'd love to spend the night. I'll go call my dad and you can go take a shower.

"Okay," Yugi replied, unable to retain the smile that appeared on his face.

-O-

By the time Yugi was out of the shower and in his pajamas it was already 11:30 and he was thankful that he didn't have school the next day.

He quietly walked downstairs, making his way to the couch he had woken up on before. He smiled when he realized that Yami had fallen asleep while reading a magazine, said magazine resting against his chest as he breathed quietly.

Yugi made his way to the small storage closet and pulled out a blanket, taking it back over to the couch and placing it over the sleeping teen.

Yugi then took one last look at the sleeping figure before turning to go back upstairs but he didn't get that far when suddenly the blanket he had just placed over Yami wrapped around Yugi and Yami pulled him onto the couch beside him.

"Yami?" Yugi asked, a blush once again gracing his features.

"I just wanted a good night kiss," Yami replied burying his face into Yugi's wet hair.

Yami then turned Yugi's head toward him and then kissed him swiftly on the lips before allowing the smaller to go.

But Yugi stayed in Yami's embrace a little while longer before finally standing to go to his room.

"Goodnight, Yugi."

"Goodnight, Yami," Yugi replied with a smile.

"Aishiteru, Aibou."

-O-

A/N: Thank you for everyone who reviewed! Yay reviews! Oh and something I found very suprising. In the first 24 hours of publishing the first chapter of this this story, I got more reviews for this story then I've gotten for any other story I've written. Suprising... Maybe I should write for Yugioh more often. And also suprisingly they have been all reviews that like my story! Thank you! The only review that had a complaint was that the formating was making the story harder to read so I changed the formatting for this chapter. So problem solved! :D

Now, this story has turned out to be a lot shorter then expected but there will be one more chapter coming, kind of like an epilogue. So a three-shot it is! Also for those who don't know: 'Aishiteru' is just the japanese translation of 'I love you' and 'Aibou' translates to 'Partner.'

Once again, thanks for everyone who reviewed and please review if you haven't already. Or review again if you want. Whatever works :D. Thanks for reading this far and please make sure you come back for the final chapter too. :D