Yugi awoke to Yami sleeping on top of him. Heavy white bandages encased his forearms up to his elbows. He tried to wriggle out but found, quite quickly, that Yami had other ideas.
The dark spirit curled his right arm tightly around his waist. His left hand followed the contours of Yugi's arm to rest and wrap securely around his right wrist where it rested over Yugi's head.
He smiled and remembered back to the day of the ceremonial dual and the series of events that happened after that.
FLASHBACK
Before the door to the spirit realm closed, a gust of wind pulled him through. He felt like he was tumbling downwards until he landed onto something soft and warm.
"I guess Malik forgot to mention this bit," The deep voice that emanated from somewhere beneath him said. "You're not hurt are you Aibou?"
"I'm not," Yugi murmured sliding off Atemu's back. "Where are we?" He looked around at the cloudy expanse and then down at Atemu.
"I'm not sure Aibou," Atemu made a move to stand up but a something pushed him back down. "What!"
"Thank you for returning my name to the afterlife," Atemu felt like something was being ripped out of his heart. "That was your final task on my behalf. You will now be known by your other name, Yami." Warmth flooded his entire being. "Your journey is not yet done."
"What do you mean 'your journey is not yet done'?" Yami asked sitting up. "And why is Yugi dragged into this?" He could feel the young dualist staring at him.
"Yugi," A bronze skin version of Yami appeared before him, he gently cupped the Yugi's face. "The reincarnation of my beloved Heba. You know in your heart what you desire and you were pulled through to fulfil that desire." He smiled and pulled away to look at both of them. "I will return soon."
"Yugi..." Yami said with a sly smile. "What did Atemu mean when he said about 'your heart's desire'?" He watched Yugi's back stiffen. "And about 'fulfilling that desire'?"
"Uh... Well... You see," Yugi blushed a bright crimson. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Amethyst eyes opened and gazed into ruby eyes. "I love you, Yami. Ever since Dualist Kingdom and more so with every day after."
There was a silence growing between the two. Yugi held his gaze with Yami, tears threatening to form the longer the silence went. Yami moved forwards to envelope the young dualist in his arms.
"And I love you too, Yugi." Yami whispered in his ear. "You cannot imagine how happy I am to hear you say that to me."
Leaning forward, Yugi gave Yami a small kiss. He jumped when Yami pressed hard against him. It wasn't until Yami knocked him over that he felt the strong gust of wind and a deep disembodied laugh.
"Just like Heba and myself," Atemu reappeared and gestured to an open door behind Yami. "If you will follow me."
END FLASHBACK
Yugi sighed and poked Yami in the side. His yami groaned and slid slightly. Getting an idea, Yugi poked him repeatedly until Yami had slid off him completely.
He got up and made his way to the kitchen. Pouring himself an orange juice, he sat in the lounge on the couch near the window. The sky was still dark but an orange glow began to peek through between the buildings in the distance.
He was enjoying his quiet moment until a familiar feeling began to creep up on him. Without so much as a blink, he sent his fiery light around the house to raise a shield.
Yami! Yugi screamed through their link. Shadow cursed! He put the glass on the window sill and raised his hands palm out to focus his energy into the shield.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Yami, who was still asleep at the time of Yugi's scream, rolled off the bed and land with shock on the floor. The mauve light from his hikari's shield filtered through the skylight of their bedroom.
Aibou. Yami called as he pulled on a pair of pants and raced downstairs. How many?
"Many!" cried Yugi. His small frame looking slightly larger with his pale amethyst glow illuminating the lounge. "They keep touching my shield! There's more than I can manage on my own."
Yami pulled Yugi off the couch and held him tight against his chest. He waited until Yugi was standing stably before extending his right hand so it grasped Yugi's right wrist.
Immediately, the shield changed from the mauve to a marble of red and purple. Yami could feel the amount of shadow cursed trying to break down the shield. His anger flowed through the link to Yugi.
"I don't know if we can last this time," Yugi murmured. He could feel his magic draining fast even with Yami's assistance. "I'm not yet healed from the other night."
"What were you doing down here anyway?" Yami asked before noticing the glass on the window sill. "I didn't notice you get up."
"You were dead to the world when I got up," Yugi teased. "I was wondering if I was going to need a horn or some sort of explosion to wake you up."
"Your voice is all I need," Yami purred in his ear. "Hikari, we need to cleanse the area."
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