Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Coming Together ❯ Getting to know You ( Chapter 2 )

Yami nodded and led the others back to the door. He waited before they turned around and headed back upstairs. He smiled at the peaceful expression on his Yugi's face before turning off the light and closing the door.

"I still love you, my Yugi." Yami whispered. "And I'm sure the Celtic Guardian does as well. Even sealed as a card he'll love you."

**

Yami was awoken from his light sleep from a noise coming from upstairs. He shook his head slightly and cleared his eyes from the sleep in the before trying to listen to the noise more closely.

`It sounds like crying.' Yami shrugged, settling back down on the couch since he was still half asleep. A second later though his crimson eyes widened and he sat back up. "Crying? Yugi!"

Yami ran up the stairs and flew open Yugi's bedroom door to see his fear in person. Yugi was crying and rather hardly at that. His face was hidden underneath his pillow and all of the blankets that were covering his body so gently before were now pulled out from under the mattress and were bundled around Yugi's obviously shivering form in a large pile.

"Yugi!" Yami cried as he sat down next to Yugi on the bed and placed his hand comfortingly on the boy's back. "Yugi, what's wrong? Please, tell me."

The shivering slowed down a little and the pillow shifted until it flipped off the bed and landed on the floor. The boy turned and looked at Yami and without a second thought launched himself into his double's lap and held onto him as though he were a lifeline and would disappear if he let go.

The once Pharaoh was very confused and wanted to know what was wrong with Yugi but held the smaller nonetheless. He easily remembered from past experience that the best thing to do to get Yugi to talk when he was like this was to just hold him and waited until the other calmed down and was ready to talk.

The darker heard his still shivering other mumble something into his shirt and he pulled away just slightly so he could hear. "I'm sorry Yugi, could you repeat that?"

"I-I'm scared of th-the d-dark and when I woke up I cou-couldn't see anything. I called for you b-but you never came." The smaller repeated as he once more buried his face into Yami's shoulder and let a few more tears escape his reddened eyes.

Yami was surprised when he heard this. `He trusts me enough to help him? I'm so glad. I thought it would take longer just like… last time when I first received him on my birthday. Maybe this'll be easier than I thought it would.' Yami thought as he hugged the boy tighter.

A few minutes later Yami felt the small boy in his arms go limp and he smiled as he realized Yugi had fallen asleep. He carried the boy downstairs and nestled up in a corner of the couch with Yugi still sleeping comfortably in his arms.

**

Yami woke to the feeling of sudden emptiness and the incredibly annoying sound coming from the door that he couldn't think of what it sounded like. He looked around for Yugi as he walked towards the door to make the sound be silent but couldn't find him anywhere. `Maybe he's upstairs.'

The Pharaoh opened the door and was quite surprised to see Bakura and Malik standing there.

"It's about time, Yami. We were beginning to think you wouldn't figure it out." Bakura teased as he walked into room Malik right behind him.

"Figure what out?" Yami asked as he closed the door. "And what was that annoying sound. I was going to send it to the Shadow Realm but it just stopped."

Malik and Bakura looked at each before bursting out into fits of laughter. Yami growled in annoyance and walked away.

"Hey, don't walk away Yami. We just couldn't help ourselves…uh Yami? What are you looking for?" Malik asked as he noticed Yami glance into the kitchen and then open the door to the closet before closing it a minute later once more.

"I can't find Yugi."

Bakura and Malik held the breaths to stop themselves from laughing once more at their good friend. After all, he was only just freed the day before whereas Malik and Bakura had been freed a bit longer. Of course being the jokers they are they failed miserably in stifling their laughter for long.

"Will you shut up! I'm getting worried about him!" Yami shouted as he started to ascend the stairs.

"Yami! Yami wait, we know where Yugi is!" Bakura called as he ran up the stairs and pulled Yami back down to sit him back on the couch.

"How do you know where he is?" Yami growled.

"Oh chill out would you? He went to school with Marik and Bakura. That's a place where they go to learn things like math and to get exercise and stuff."

"How do you know that? I've never heard of such a place so how can you?"

"Ryou told me about it after I woke up with him not in the house one day. I asked Malik about it and he told me where Ryou went and that he would be back and so I asked him about it when he did."

"How did Malik find out?"

"Marik told me about as he was leaving the house early one morning and I asked him why. He explained it to me when he came home a few hours later."

"It sounds like you guys are used to them not being there when you get up. How long have you been released?" Yami asked, confused.

"A while I guess…um, I guess about a month or something close to that." Malik answered.

"And two weeks for me." Bakura replied.

"And I wouldn't say we're used to them being gone just yet. Actually, it's really boring waiting for Ryou and Marik to come home for six hours and even then they sometimes go hang out with their friends right after school sometimes so we end up having to wait even longer."

"Yeah. They invited us to come along once but we didn't like it very much. You could say the company wasn't all that comfortable."

"What do you mean?"

"Oh never mind, Yami. It's nothing to be concerned over, it was just really boring. That's all and we just felt out place not really knowing them."

"Ok, so I take you two came over because you're tired of waiting for Ryou and Marik already?"

"Already? Yami, we've been waiting at home for four hours. Did you just wake up or something?"

"Yeah I did. I was up late last night with Yugi because he got scared. So when do they get home?"

"At around three. We've still got a couple hours. So what do you want to do?"

"Can we get out of this house for starters? I've been here since I came out yesterday and I'm sure things have changed a little bit." Yami announced, heading for the door.

Bakura and Malik snickered lightly. "A little bit? I'd say it changed a lot of bits." Malik whispered.

**

The three friends didn't know how long they were walking around and showing Yami the different things that had changed over the years of their imprisonment but they knew it was a really long time when they sky started to darken over with gray and black clouds.

"Bakura!" A soft voice called the white-haired spirit. The three looked over and saw their three look-a-likes running towards them, Yugi a little slower than the others.

Marik ran over to Malik and Ryou stopped next to Bakura while Yugi hung back and didn't look Yami in the eye, but rather found the leaves on the ground more interesting.

"We were on our way home before we headed over to get shakes with some of our friends and we saw you. What're you doing out here?" Ryou asked looking up into Bakura's chocolate eyes.

"Yeah, and there's a storm supposed to be coming in. I'll give it a few minutes looking at those clouds." Malik guessed.

Marik looked at watch and Malik glanced at it as well, Malik having showed him how to use it he got confused. "You guys are usually home by this time. What happened?"

"Oh nothing really, just a little hold back but nothing that important." Malik laughed nervously.

Yami looked at him and then at Ryou and noticed he was looking at Yugi sadly before quickly looking away. Confused Yami looked at Yugi too and noticed his little one still looking at the ground. He was about to ask Yugi about it but was stopped when the small one's voice asked him something. He shook his head and asked him to repeat it.

Sprinkles of water started showering down on the six friends. Slow at first but quickly picking up and pretty soon it became a downpour. It wasn't long before lightening could be seen in the distance either.

Yugi jumped and scooted closer to the warmth as Yami wrapped his arms around him.

"I asked if you'd like to come with us? We were going to get some shakes with some of our friends and we wanted to know if you'd like to join us and with you, Malik, and Bakura knowing each other so well you might not feel so out of place like they did before." Yugi repeated.

"Oh…uh, sure I'd like to go."

"Alright, the trio is back!" Malik shouted happily. "It's finally starting to feel like old times again only in a new world. This is so cool!"

Bakura looked unsure about going but he eventually agreed after the pressure Malik put on him.

Marik and Ryou laughed at the two. They pulled out umbrellas from their backpacks and all six headed out down the street.

**

The three Egyptians followed their smaller halves a couple blocks down to the where they were meeting their friends and walked inside.

Yami looked around a bit and didn't follow when the other five walked over to a booth and sat down with a few other people he didn't pay attention to just then. He was used to the ancient things of his past for decorations, but he could get used to it with time.

A tug on his shirt brought him out of his thoughts and he saw Yugi looking at him. Yami's eyes widened as he finally saw his face. It was covered in bruises and a thin cut that obviously bled when it opened was slit across his cheek.

Noticing Yami's stare Yugi quickly shook his head. "Don't worry about it, it doesn't hurt that much. Just some guys at school, not a big deal. I'm used to it. Come on, the others want to meet you too." Yugi tugged on Yami's shirt once more and led him over to the booth.

Yugi pointed out each person in the booth as he said their names. "That's Joey, Tristan, you already know Marik and Ryou, that's Mokuba and his older brother Seto."

Yami's head jerked up at the name and he glared at the one he obviously had to be Seto.

Yugi, not noticing, gestured to Yami. "Guys, this is Yami. Like Malik and Bakura he came out of this gold item thing from Egypt. It was that puzzle things I told you about a while ago."

Only Seto had caught the glare and already knew he didn't like this new arrival to their group well. All of them acted them same towards him for some reason. The second they heard his name he was glared at and they didn't even know him.

`This is getting tiring having to be glared at by those who don't know you.' He thought bored. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his Duel Monsters deck and easily pulled out three different cards and looked at them and smiled.

`I bet those are his three Blue Eyes White Dragons.' Yami thought snidely. He glanced over and Malik and Bakura and caught them glaring at Seto and the three cards as well. `I'm right.'

Seto caught him staring at the cards and decided he should at least try to be friends. Maybe it was just the three weren't all that trusting towards people at first. "Do you like Duel Monsters, Yami? Malik and Bakura told us some of your past. It seems like you had some powerful monsters in your control."

"Yes, I do and I did have strong monsters and they were and still are my friends."

"That's nice. Maybe once you get used to the card game I could interest you in a duel with me. I'm top rank after all and I'm sure you'll be happy to know Yugi is as well."

`Of course he idiot. He's my Yugi, how can you expect any less than the best from him?' Yami thought of saying, but decided against it.

"So Yugi, those jerks still picking on you?" The blonde Yugi pointed to as Joey asked.

"Yeah, but it's not a big deal really. Marik came before they could do any worse like they used to"

`Used to? And I wasn't here to protect him?' Yami thought as he watched Yugi. It was then that he noticed that just barely visible was a small chain going underneath his shirt. `I wonder what that is. I'll find out after we leave and get back home which just might be very soon.'

Tristan and Joey also tried to indulge Yami into a conversation but quickly gave as they realized an old Egyptian Pharaoh just unsealed from an item wasn't exactly in the mood to talk a lot.

"Do you think this is just how the three of them always acted or is it all Egyptians?" Joey whispered to Tristan, trying to make sure Yami couldn't hear since the comment was mostly made about him; naturally, he failed miserably.

Yami growled dangerously in his throat before turning on his heel, since he never sat down, and stalked towards the door muttering an I'm going home to Yugi as he did.

Seeing the looks on Joey and Tristan's faces the two knew they must've done something to upset their friends so they said goodbye to Marik and Ryou and left after Yami.

"Why is it that whenever you bring those two they end up leaving early? Now we have a third one to worry about." Seto asked.

Ignoring their rich friend's comment, Yugi turned to the other two and looked at them sadly. "What did you two do? Yami was feeling just fine before he got here and then you two started talking to him. What happened?"

"Nothing, I think." Joey scratched his head. "I don't remember what we were talking about."

Tristan sighed and hit Joey on the head. "You idiot. I swear I have no idea how you moved up in high school." He turned to Yugi. "We were asking him about Egypt and he wasn't interested in talking I guess and so Joey leaned over and asked if all Egyptians were always this way in the past or is it just them. He must've heard and gotten upset."

"You guys." Yugi wined looking at the door. "That wasn't very nice. Can't you think of how they must feel, so out of place being in this time. It must be a hard adjustment for them and you aren't helping if you act that way."

"We're sorry Yug, but they weren't acting nice either."

Yugi shrugged his shoulders he didn't have anything to say on that and ran after the other three out the door.

"We should go too." Marik suggested and pulled Ryou out with him to follow their shorter friend.

**

"Yami!"

Yami, Malik, and Bakura stopped and turned around.

"Yugi? I thought you were with your friends, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. It's just…um, they told me what they said. I'm sorry about that. They aren't really used to this new kind of thing and they aren't really sure how to act. You could at least try to get along with them though, they are nice and they are my friends."

"For you, Yugi, I would do anything." Yami told him as he wrapped his arms around the smaller boy to keep him warm from the icy rain.

"Thanks Yami."

"Come on, we should get home, Malik, before it gets any worse out here.." Marik suggested as he and Ryou walked over towards them.

The two spirits nodded and followed Ryou and Marik down the street, separating with Yami and Yugi as they passed the game shop.

"Yugi, there's been something I've been meaning to ask."

"What's that Yami?" Yugi asked as he walked up the stairs to put his backpack away. Since he didn't have homework he didn't bother to stay in his room and led Yami back downstairs.

"That chain around your neck."

Yugi look down to look at the chain and smiled. He pulled it out from his shirt and it showed a card holder pocket with a Duel Monster card inside. "You were right yesterday. My favorite card is the Dark Magician, but I still feel bonded to this card for some reason." Yugi explained as he turned the card around and showed the Celtic Guardian.

Yami nodded and took Yugi's hands in his own and kissed one. Yugi jumped and pulled his hands back toward him. "W-what are you doing?"

Hurt Yami stepped back and looked away, trying to look anywhere but at Yugi himself.

Understanding dawned on Yugi and he stepped up to Yami and hugged him. It was hesitant, but Yami eventually hugged him back.

"Not now Yami, please. I know you've waited so long for me to get the puzzle, I understand that, but I'm just not ready for that just yet. Can we just do this for now? Can you please wait for me to get used to this?"

Getting bolder Yami hugged Yugi tighter to him and inhaled what he could of Yugi's sweet taste. "I'd wait another 5ooo years for you Yugi. Whenever you're ready, I'll wait as long as you need."

"Thank you, Yami. I'm going to go to bed now after I dry off. It's the weekend tomorrow so we can spend the day together if you want." Yugi smiled as he pulled back and headed up the stairs. "I'm going to go to bed. Do you mind sleeping on the couch because I could fix up the guest bedroom real fast?"

"Oh no, Yugi. I'm fine. Go on ahead to bed, you must be tired after going to school and then hanging out with your friends all day. Don't worry about me."

"Okay then, goodnight Yami." Yugi smiled ash ran up the stairs and disappeared down the hall.

Yami sighed and fell back against the couch. "This is going to take all my willpower just to keep my hands off him now. Please hurry Yugi, I love you so much and I just want to be with you again."

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Hope you all enjoyed it. Sorry it seemed to take so long to get this out. To me it seemed like a long time anyways. I wasn't quite sure how to do it, but hey I got it out so no worries right? Anyways you know I like reviews and suggestions wouldn't hurt either (hint*hint). Thanks everybody and until next chappy!