Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Coming Together ❯ Evil Plans ( Chapter 8 )

Shortly after the couple fell asleep Yami awoke to the smell of smoke coming from somewhere downstairs. Before he could wonder what it was though a loud beeping sound suddenly came on and he jumped, turning around to look at Yugi who had suddenly sat up.

"Why's the smoke detector going off?" Yugi asked tiredly, making to move from the bed.

"Smoke what?" Yami asked, following him to the door and downstairs.

"A smoke detector." Yugi yawned tiredly. "It goes off when smoke from a fire or steam from hot water reaches it."

They entered the kitchen and Yugi's violet eyes widened as well as Yami's crimson ones at what they saw, Yami trying to stifle laughter at the same time.

Dark Magician was jumping around yelling `get it off!' and shook his arm around crazily, trying to remove the flames. Celtic was running around after him with a cup of water, sloshing it around instead of making its target so he kept running back to the sink to refill it.

Looking down Yami noticed that Yugi didn't find this as entertaining as he did. He walked calmly over to his mage friend and grabbed his arm that wasn't currently in small flames, dragged him over to the sink, took the cup from Celtic, and splashed cold water on the long sleeve that went past Dark's hands.

"It's a good thing you're an immortal monster or you would've been seriously burned from the way you were flinging your arms around." Yami smirked, almost breaking into a full smile when he saw Dark's embarrassed blush.

Celtic wrapped an arm around his waist in comfort and rubbed soothing circles into his koi's back when the mage hid his face in his chest.

Yugi walked over to Yami and held his arm tightly. "Is he going to be okay now, Yami? Do we need to go to a doctor or anything?"

"No, little Yugi. He'll be all right I assure you. The only thing ruined is his shirt and that can be replaced easily."

Dark turned around with a pout on his face. "And this is my favorite shirt." He whined.

"Don't worry, love. We'll pick you up another one later. I promise." Celtic told him. Dark smiled and nodded at him.

"What were you guys trying to do anyways? It looked like a tornado came through here." Yugi indicated, moving his hand in circles around the kitchen to show it.

"We were trying to make you guys dinner so you could sleep longer. And we figured you didn't want to be woken up since you just got together and wanted to be together for a while longer and all." Celtic explained.

"It didn't go very well as you can see." Dark added.

Yugi sighed as he looked around once more before nodding his head in understanding. He moved to start picking up stuff to clean it up but two pairs of hands stopped him. He looked up into a pair of light blue eyes and auburn brown. He gave the two monsters a questioning look, silently asking what they were doing now.

"It was our mistake, Master Yugi. Let us clean up and you can go rest. I can tell by the way you move as well as everyone else in this room that your back is still bothering you and you didn't sleep for very long I'm afraid." Celtic suggested.

Yugi smiled gratefully and nodded. "Thanks, Dark." He yawned and nearly collapsed from exhaustion. Two warm around circled around his waist though and prevented him from hitting the floor. He was lifted off his feet and he snuggled in the warm chest before looking up in the comforting face of Yami.

Yami smiled back at him and carried him back up the stairs. He climbed into the bed after he settled Yugi in and pulled the covers over the both of them.

"You came back to me, my sweet tenshi from the heavens."

Yugi blushed, not used to being called such loving names. He leaned forward, almost in case Yami would push him away, and brushed his lips against the taller's. "Yami, I need to tell you something, and I think you should know." Yugi whispered.

"What is it, my Yugi? You can tell me anything." Yami whispered back, burying his face in Yugi's soft hair and kissing the top of his light's head.

"For a while now, since when I met you, I've been having these strange vision kind of things. They're from the past and both of us are in them, together like we are now. Sometimes they're triggered like when Shidosha and the other two dragons pulled Celtic and me into the Shadow Realm earlier."

Yami nodded and kissed Yugi's forehead. "That's to be expected since you are my past lover. I'm not surprised that the puzzle allowed you to reclaim some of your memories after you solved it. I'm glad you told me though."

"I'm tired. Can I go to sleep now?" Yugi yawned once more.

"Of course, my Yugi, whenever you wish." Yami smiled.

Yugi smiled tiredly back and wriggled so he was up against Yami's side. He rested his head on his dark's chest and became bolder after feeling Yami's arms wrap tightly around him as he wrapped his own arms around his other's waist. Soon after both boys were sleeping soundly.

In the morning Yugi woke up with a chill running down his back. He looked over and saw that the window had been opened and the cool morning breeze was running down his back; Yami wasn't in the room.

He stood and closed the window before getting dressed in warmer clothes. "Yami?" He called out as he stuck his head out into the hall. `I hope the other won't wake up too easily. I'd hate to wake them this early.' He thought, glancing back at his beside clock that blinked 5.45AM.

He walked down the stairs slowly, not wanting any of them to creak and maybe wake one of the occupants still sleeping. He walked into the living room and shook his head and smiled slightly.

Celtic and Dark were curled around each other in a tangled mess, but sleeping peacefully and comfortably it looked. He walked around the couch and turned the TV off. He then took a blanket from the closet and put it over the couple before retreating from the room.

He looked in the game shop to see if Yami was just trying to be alone and then in the kitchen. He held in a breath at what he saw before trying to stifle his giggles.

Yami was sitting at the kitchen table with a cold cup of tea before him. His head was resting on his arm, fast asleep, but his other hand was still stirring the tea absently as if in a trance.

Regaining himself, Yugi walked over and placed a light kiss on Yami's cheek.

Yami's crimson eyes opened slightly and he lifted his head up tiredly. He frowned when he saw that his drink was now ice-cold thanks to the cold from outside. He looked around to Yugi and smiled. "What are you doing up, Yugi? How's your back feeling?"

Yugi rolled his eyes. "I could ask you the same question, Yami. Come on; let's go back to bed. I'm sure it's more comfortable then the kitchen table." He offered his hand to Yami.

Yami smiled and nodded. He took Yugi's hand and they walked back up the stairs together, hand-in-hand.

They sat down on the bed and Yugi cuddled up to Yami's chest and got himself comfortable.

"So what were doing down there?" Yami asked, stroking Yugi's hair affectionately.

"I wanted to see where you were. I woke up cold with the window open and the you were gone." Yugi explained in a whisper, obviously going to sleep with Yami's light massage to his scalp. "What about you?"

"I woke up around 3 and couldn't go back to sleep. I didn't open the window though."

"It has a bad lock. I could have swung open and I wouldn't have noticed."

Yami leaned down and kissed his cheek. "I'll help you fix it if you want. It might get to cold one of the nights and if it opens it could give you a cold. I wouldn't want my love getting sick."

"I'd like that. Thanks Yami." Yugi yawned and closed his eyes, making to fall asleep once more.

"Your welcome, my Yugi. Anything for you."

"You're not going to go through with this are you, Shidosha?" A quiet voice asked.

"Of course I am you fool. If our master isn't going to go after little Yugi, I will. He is quite the looker and if I'm right, and I usually am, Yami won't take him until they get closer together. I'll make my move soon. I'll destroy both of them for doing what they did to our Master Seto and get fulfillment as well." Shidosha laughed evilly.

The two other dragons looked at each other uneasily.

"We have to worn them somehow, Kibun." The one-scarred dragon whispered to his companion.

"I know, Bukiyo, but how? It's not like they'll trust us right now. We'll need time for that." The two-scarred dragon whispered back, both still backing away from the third dragon towards the door.

"Time isn't what we have though. They need to know. Shidosha isn't one to wait for things, especially when he laughs like this."

"I know…Wait!" He whispered suddenly, but now too loudly. "Master Seto could help us. He'll trust us and he can tell Pharaoh Yami and Yugi to watch out for Shidosha."

Both dragons nodded but a sharp voice called to them, making them jump and think that the third Blue Eyes in the room had heard their conversation.

"Where are you two going? My plan is underway and I want my two faithful followers with me. After all, I am the leader dragon out of the three of them and it would be four if Master Seto weren't cheated out of the fourth card. Either way, my first plan, I'll start it immediately. I'll have that Pharaoh begging at my knees to stop me from hurting that lover of his. Hehe, and that's a day I'll be waiting for and it'll still only be the beginning." His evil cackle coming forth once more as the other two dragons shivered with upcoming dread.

Yugi opened his eyes and stretched. He placed his hand in front of him and made to push himself up but froze when he heard a moan and looked up. Yami's eyes were closed tightly and for reason was trying to hold himself back from something; making Yugi seem very confused on what he was trying to hold back from. He looked down and his eyes widened considerably larger and blushed a bright red, quickly removing his hand from Yami's groin.

"…Um…hehe, sorry Yami. I mean…I didn't mean to…" Yugi stuttered out.

Yami's eyes opened and he shook his head, smiling a bit at Yugi. "It's alright, little Yugi. You just woke up and couldn't see. Why don't you go take a shower? I'll help you remove the bandages so they can breathe if you wish."

"I'd like that, Yami. Thank you."

"Anything for you little one." Yugi removed his shirt and turned around.

Yami began to work on the bandages until they were completely removed. It moved his hand over the uninjured part of his back but stopped when he saw a light purple and black mark just starting to fade out of existence. Upon closer inspection he saw other bruises, some not even starting to disappear yet.

`Why hadn't I noticed these when I wrapped Yugi's back up before?' Yami wondered to himself, feeling Yugi's shivers as he continued to trace his fingers along the patterns of bruises. "Love, where are these from, the bruises?"

Yugi didn't want to answer so he just shook his head and mumbled they weren't anything. Yami shook his head and placed his hands on Yugi's shoulders, turning around to face him. He winced slightly as he saw a few more fading bruises on the small boy's arms and one that looked really big disappearing on his stomach.

"Yugi, please tell me or I'll worry about you when I'm not with you. I don't like worrying about you like that."

Yugi nodded hesitantly, to show he would tell. "I get them from school. Bullies pick on me because I'm so much shorter than everyone else. They always beat me up after school for their fun or just because they had a bad day and felt like it." He explained. "I was actually hoping to hide them so I wouldn't have to tell anyone. I'm sorry, Yami, I don't mean to be so weak." Tears formed in Yugi's violet eyes as he looked away.

Yami's heart melted at the sight of Yugi in pain. "I would never think that, my little love. I think you're a very strong person and those guys who pick on you are just jerks. I won't ever let them hurt you again, I promise."

"But how?" Yugi sniffled and wrapped his arms around Yami's waist and hid his face in the muscular chest.

"Wear the puzzle to school. I can go back inside if I wish to and that way I'll be with you all day to make sure no one hurts you ever again."

Yugi brightened up and smiled up at his other half. "Thank you, Yami. Bakura and Malik do the same thing too, but I was too afraid to ask if you would do it too."

"Never be afraid to ask me anything." Yami shook his finger playfully at Yugi. "Now how about that bath?"

"I thought you said shower?"

"I did," Yami pushed him out the door for the bathroom lightly, "but I changed my mind. I'm sure a nice, warm soak is what you need at the moment."

"It is." The small teen agreed happily.

Yami got the bath ready for him and left him for his privacy, knowing Yugi was still shy about showing himself just yet. Before he left though he noticed something along Yugi's front that he hadn't noticed in the dark of Yugi's room, under the bathroom light though he could see it better. He didn't have time to look at it better, but swore to himself that he would find out what it was.

Yugi came down a couple hours later completely relaxed and ready for the day. Celtic and Dark greeted him as he walked by, rewatching the movie they had fallen asleep to the night before.

"Where's Yami, you two?"

"He's in the kitchen making breakfast since you banned us from it and you were soaking in the tub upstairs. Feel any better by the way?" Celtic answered.

"Much better, thanks. I'm going to go help him. I need to tell him something anyways." Yugi remarked, also remembering that he wanted to do something for Yami the next day at school.

"Yami?" Yugi asked quietly, not wanting to disturb his other.

"Yes Yugi?" Yami smiled back at, obviously not distracted by his smaller lover's presence. "Enjoy your bath?" He breathed in the fresh strawberry scented shampoo from his koi's soft hair.

"Very much. I feel much better thanks to you, but I wanted to tell you something."

"What's that koi?"

"Well I'm going to be on a field trip tomorrow and will be gone before school normally starts and be back long after everyone will have come home. And I wanted to get you something and have it be a surprise so if you wouldn't mind staying home this last time?" He ended with a question.

Yami looked like he didn't want to at first but reluctantly agreed after thinking over it. "Alright, koi. Just promise me you'll be careful?"

"I promise Yami."

Yami kissed Yugi over his mouth softly before returning back to the breakfast and serving it on the table.