There were perks of having his own body. He could eat, he could interact with other humans, he could feel things for his own, smell things that he couldn't in spirit form, etc.

But with all the perks he got from having his new body, there were also flaws. And he was experiencing one of those right now.

Sickness.

It was in the middle of winter and the previous day consisted of Yugi and him playing in the snow. Despite all of Yugi's warnings, Yami went outside without the proper gear and now he was paying the price.

Stuck in bed, with a fever, with nothing to do but cough and sneeze, Yami stared at the ceiling. A book lay next to him but was soon forgotten. He sighed loudly. It was only noon and he was waiting for the medicine to kick in so he could maybe catch a few z's.

As if sensing Yami's predicament, Yugi knocked on the door lightly before walking in.

"Yami..?" He looked at the bedridden man and frowned.

Yami sighed before answering, "Yes, Aibou?" He turned to look ay the figure in the door way and couldn't help the smile that came to his lips.

"I brought some soup to you, Mou Hitori no Boku.. It's a little hot. But I thought you might want to eat something." Yugi said softly, holding up a bowl Yami hadn't noticed was with him when he entered. Yugi walked over slowly to Yami, careful not to spill any soup and put it on the dresser near his bed.

"How are you holding up?" He asked as he felt Yami's forehead. It was still warmer than it should have been.

"I'm fine, really. Most of it is just boredom."

"You should have called for me. I would have kept you company." Yugi frowned.

"I didn't want to bother you, Aibou. You're busy and you were helping your grandfather-"

"Yami. Grandpa can take care of the shop. He'll be okay. You, however, are sick." He grabbed the bowl of soup off the dresser. "and I'm going to take care of you now because I haven't been doing a very good job all day."

"That's not-"

Yugi silenced him by shoving the spoon gently into his mouth. He smiled a little triumphantly and continued to feed Yami more soup until it was mostly gone and Yami said he was full.

"Thank you, Aibou. But as I was saying before you interrupted me.. You have been doing a good job at taking care of me. You gave me medicine and you made sure I was warm enough as well as made sure I stayed in bed."

"Be that as it may, Mou Hitori no Boku, if I had been more persistent with making you wear a jacket, you wouldn't be sick in the first place." Yugi looked at the ground.

"Don't you dare blame yourself, Yugi." Yami put a hand on his cheek and made him look into his eyes. "I should have listened to you, and I didn't. Now I'm paying the price. The fault is mine."

Yugi just frowned and sighed. "At least you know now."

Yami pulled Yugi's face closer to his and closed the gap, kissing him.
Yugi kissed back gently and Yami pulled away, feeling the effects of the medicine kicking in. He grew slightly drowsy and smiled at Yugi and closed his eyes, slowly falling sleep.

Yugi smiled back and stood up. He kissed Yami's head and was about to make his way to the door, when he felt a tug on his arm. He looked back to see Yami had a grip on him.

No words were uttered, for Yugi got the message.

Yami slid over farther on the bed, allowing more space for Yugi to climb in.
When Yugi was next to him, he wrapped his arms around him and they both fell asleep.