Okay I want to clear up a little confusion in this chapter since this story seems to have taken on a life of his own. So here are some answers to a few of the questions I've been asked.

1) Why is Yami in this so little?

A: Because, when I originally planned and started this story, Yami wasn't supposed to exist, or at least not be in it at all. So now that he's made his presense known int he story, I'm having a hard time imcorperating him into it.

2) If  Yugi's hurting so much, why doesn't Yami try and help him?

A: Okay, this is going to be hard to work out, though it makes sense in my head. 1: Yami likes Yugi, Yugi likes Seto, Seto likes Yugi. Yami's more or less the odd man out here and tried to distance himself by hiding in his soul room 2: Yami likes Seto, Seto likes Yugi, Yugi likes Seto. More awkwardness is thrown in and Yami is ashamed of himself and doesn't want to come between Yugi and Seto. 3: While hiding in his soul room, Yami was helpless to do anything to protect Yugi, because it wasn't like he could force Seto to spend time with him, and even if he could that would only make things worse. So now Yami is even more guilt ridden that he's been unable to protect Yugi, and is afraid that he'll just mess up Yugi's life if he tries to get involved in any way other than protecting him from danger since he's more than a little biased.

3)Is this going to be a threesome, or stay SetoXYugi?

A: Oi, that's the million dollar question, isn't it? I wish I could say for sure, but this is definitely leaning towards S/YY/Y ^^;; So yes, this will probably be a threesome.... somehow -_-;;;

 

Anyways, I hope this helps you understand some things a little more. ^^;;

 

Seto: Just get on with the story already.

 

Dai: -_-

 

Anata o Wasurenai

Chapter Seven

By: Dai-onna

 

 

Yuugi bit his lip a little at that, looking down at his hands. He didn't want to think about that, didn't want to remember the days that had started it all, but Seto did deserve some sort of explanation for everything that had happened, and then maybe, just maybe they could all get some answers. He just hoped they were ones he could live with.

"It's a long story." He murmured, closing his eyes and drawing his knees up to his chest.

"I'm not going anywhere."  Was the brunette's response.

Yuugi nodded a little, sighing to himself, and began.

"It started about a year ago." He murmured. "Last winter."

 

Yuugi frowned, trying to hold off a shiver as he played his card, staring across the field at his brunette opponent. They had made it a habit practically to duel any time when they both had a free moment, and were now in a courtyard of sorts in the empty park surrounded by trees and buildings while everyone else was logical enough to stay inside where it was warm.

The cool wind was whipping around them, but it was hardly important when in comparison to their duel and neither of them was about to put it off. Sure they dueled just about every other day, but each one was just as important as the countless that had come before. Yuugi all but jumped at the chances to duel his brunette rival, now that they were on more amicable terms and the young billionaire was no longer seeking his downfall. More often than not, he even found himself dueling without the assistance of his other self, enjoying being fully aware of the challenge.

They still dueled tooth and nail, but there was a calmness between them that they hadn't had in the beginning, The desperation was no longer there, just the desire to duel and win. Yuugi was the one to win, more often than not, but neither of them was keeping score. Eventually, even Jounouchi and others had stopped gathering around to watch their duels since they were so frequent, but Yuugi didn't mind and Kaiba didn't care, since both duelists were more focused on the duel and not who was watching them.

This duel, however, unlike most, was ended prematurely when the sky opened up and icy rain poured down on the two unsuspecting teens who had been too wrapped up in the duel to notice. The duel, obviously, stopped immediately, and the two boys ran for cover, the smaller one pulling his taller opponent under the overhang of a nearby store that was unfortunately closed for renovations.

Out of the frigid rain, Seto slumped against the brick wall of the store, watching the heavy downpour dispassionately, upset about having their duel interrupted. The duels were his way of getting away from work and his responsibilities and to just relax and have fun. It was needless to say that he didn’t like them being disturbed. Still, there was something soothing about the rain coming down around them, almost surreal, and he leaned back to watch the downpour, thinking to himself, unnoticing of the bright look in the large eyes of the smaller duelist next to him as the cold, solemn rain fell.

Not noticing that look, he was unprepared when the smaller boy rushed back out into the rain, laughing softly, the sound being the first thing to penetrate Seto’s mind, He watched, startled, as the boy played in the rain, mindless of the cold, just enjoying the moment though he was already soaked to the bone.

Yuugi turned to him with a wide smile; his child-like eyes alight with joy.

“Come on, Kaiba-kun! It’s fun!!” He encouraged, trying to get the taller boy to join him in his fun. Seto shook his head in something akin to amusement, unable to fathom why the smaller duelist would want to run around in the freezing cold rain.

“You’re going to make yourself sick, Yuugi.” He warned.

“Aw, who cares?” He demanded, laughing and waving it off before reaching out to grab the taller brunette by the wrist, attempting to tug him out from beneath the overhang. “Come on!”

Much to his surprise, he found himself being pulled out into the rain by the boy’s surprisingly strong grip, the cold water soaking him through. He looked up through his now sopping bangs at the boy, narrowing them slightly, though there was no real edge to it as the smaller boy danced around in the rain.

“You’re insane!” He exclaimed through the roar of the rain, causing the boy to go off into another peal of laughter, the sound causing a peculiar warmth within the brunette. Yuugi danced up to him, smiling brightly, and gave him a cheeky look.

“I may be insane, but at least I’m having fun.”

Seto opened his mouth at that, but could honestly not find any retort to that. Instead he found himself staring at the drenched boy in front of him, his hair hanging down around his face, blending together in a blur of orange and black, framing his small, round face, making his large, black rimmed eyes stand out more as droplets of water clung to his long eyelashes. His breath caught in his throat at the sight of those large, violet eyes,  alight with humor and joy, those full, pink lips curved into a smile as melodic laughter spilled forth from them. He stared, entranced, by the drops of water that were tracing their way down over the soft curves of the other’s pinked cheeks, colored by the chill in the air and the water.

Yuugi’s laughter trailed off and the air between them became tense and heavy as they stared at one another, soon becoming oblivious to the rain around them, solely focused on one another. Who knew how much time passed before Seto closed the small distance between them, feeling the warmth coming off the smaller boy as he leaned down, capturing a droplet of water that was passing over the boy’s soft, inviting lips, drawing a small gasp from them.

Then suddenly there was a small hand fisted in his hair, another in the front of his shirt, as those lips pressed more firmly against his own, parting beneath them in an unknowing invitation. Seto couldn’t help the small groan that escaped him, or sliding his tongue past those plush lips to explore the depths of the smaller boy’s sweet mouth. He was like some rich, addicting, candy that Seto just couldn’t get enough of. He explored every surface of the petite duelist’s  mouth, drawing small, pleasured sounds from it that were muffled by his own mouth, as well as the rain coming down, now unnoticed, around them.

He slid his hand back into the boy’s hair, noting with delight that it felt like silk around his fingers, and tilted his head back to give him better access to that delectable mouth responding tentatively to his own. Lust and desire speared through him when he felt Yuugi’s small tongue brush against his own and he couldn’t help but pull the smaller boy’s lithe frame flush against his own. The feel of the other boy’s soaked body pressed intimately against his own was nearly his undoing and he pulled back from his mouth, panting for air as he stared down at the smaller boy, watching as Yugi’s eyes fluttered open, revealing darkened violet eyes that were fogged with desire. The sight was more than a little enticing.

It was all he could do to pull back a little, instead of attempting to rip the smaller one’s clothes off, which he was sorely tempted to do. Yuugi was looking up at him with a mixture of confusion and desire, and he wanted little more than to claim those slightly bruised lips again.

Instead, it was Yuugi’s confusion, and his own, that had him holding his ground and shrugging off his jacket to wrap it around the smaller boy’s shoulders. It, like the rest of their clothes, was soaked through, but the added weight would help keep him warm. He didn’t understand why he had kissed the other boy, or why he had enjoyed it so damn much, all he knew was that he wanted to do it again and it was freaking the hell out of him.

Yuugi wasn’t in a much better state, clutching at the jacket around his shoulders as he struggled to catch his breath, his mind not comprehending what was going on. Kaiba had kissed him. Kaiba, of all people, had kissed HIM. It just seemed unfathomable. Why would the brunette have done such a thing? And why was he so eager for him to do it again. He couldn’t figure it out. All he knew was that the second the taller boy’s lips had touched his own everything inside of him had screamed out for him to take  hold of him and not let go. And that kiss had been something else. Yuugi’s lips were still tingling and he could taste the other in his mouth, remember perfectly the feel of the other’s tongue invading his mouth, touching everything, and the way it had sent such delicious little shivers through his body and heated him up in ways he hadn’t thought possible.

He pulled the jacket around him tightly, staring up at the, equally shaken, taller boy, glancing around slightly.

“I-I think the rain is stopping. We should probably get dried off.” He suggested, his voice slightly shaky, a hefty blush in his cheeks that kept his face warm, if nothing else.

Seto cleared his throat, a small, telltale flush in his own cheeks, and nodded. “Aa… We should go back to the mansion. You can dry off there.” He offered lamely. He was, however, rewarded with a small smile that made sounding like an idiot worth it, and watched the smaller boy nod.

“Alright. Thank you.”

 

Seto sighed as they entered the mansion, the rain having stopped when they were about halfway there, but they were both still soaked through as they entered the large house, tracking mud and water along the way. He had a servant bring them some towels as he led Yuugi up to one of the bathrooms so that he could change out of his wet clothing. He didn’t really want the smaller boy to get sick, though it was likely that they would both end up bed-ridden for a few days. Still, he couldn’t bring himself to care too much with the image of Yuugi’s face right before he had kissed him in his mind, that childlike look of pure joy, the laughter in his eyes and his voice, and the bright smile on his lips. And then the look of Yuugi after he had kissed him, his lips slightly swollen, his cheeks flushed with passion, and a look of undisguised desire in his eyes. He was certain those were two images he wouldn’t soon be forgetting.

He forced the thoughts from the front of his mind as he ushered the boy into one of the large bathrooms adjoining one of the guest bedrooms.

“You can change in here. There’s a robe hanging up. It’s undoubtedly a little too big, but it should be alright until your clothes can be dried.” He told him, then moved to the door when a servant knocked with the towels for them.

Yuugi nodded a little, flushing slightly as he watched the taller boy, waiting for the servant to leave before clearing his throat lightly.

“Un, thank you, Kaiba-kun.” He murmured, shifting lightly. He was more than a little flustered from what had happened before and didn’t quite know how to act around the other, especially in the small room.

The taller boy flushed imperceptibly and nodded a little, not looking directly at Yuugi.

“It’s nothing. I’ll be just outside when you’re finished.” He murmured before making a hasty retreat, not wanting to be around him longer than absolutely necessary. He was definitely confused about what was going on, as well as he was feeling the unmistakable urge to peel the wet clothing off the other boy, layer by layer, until he was completely bared to his gaze. And those were definitely not good thoughts for one to be having towards their rival. It just made for a bad combination.

The smaller boy nodded and he took that as his cue to retreat, heading out of the bathroom to go change into some dry clothes as well, feeling the chill starting to get to him.

Yuugi sighed to himself as the brunette left, letting his shoulders slump as he let out the breath he’d been holding. He was completely confused about what was going on and closed his eyes, retreating his thoughts inward to talk with his other half who had been regarding everything with complete silence.

/Yami?/

//Yes, Aibou?// Yuugi sighed softly at the response of his other half, sponging some confidence and assurance off of him. Having his Yami around him always made him feel more secure about everything.

/About what happened….outside in the rain…/

//When Kaiba kissed you?// Yuugi flushed to himself, peeling off his wet clothing and shivering slightly. Leave it to his dark half not to beat around the bush.

/Yeah…… what….what do you think that means?/ He asked finally, pulling the warm, albeit overly-large, robe around him, relishing the heat from it. He paused a little when he felt hesitation on his Yami’s end and, for a moment, only silence ensued.

//Yuugi…. I confess I don’t understand about your world too much, but where I come from, when someone kisses you, they’re expressing an interest. Somehow I don’t think that’s too different here.// The dark spirit said at last. Yuugi bit his lip a little, sitting down on the edge of the bathtub.

/You… think Kaiba-kun likes me?/ He asked, almost hesitantly, not sure what he wanted the answer to be.

//That would be the logical assumption, Aibou.// The dark one said candidly. //Did you enjoy it? When he kissed you.” His Yami asked, almost as an after thought, causing the heat in Yuugi’s already flushed cheeks to intensify. Of all the questions for the other to ask…

/Well….yeah….Kaiba-kun’s a really good kisser./ Yuugi confessed; completely mortified that he was actually having this conversation. /And he is really handsome./ He added, somewhat defensively. It’s not like anyone could blame him for finding himself attracted to the guy, especially after being kissed senseless.

//He is.// The pharaoh agreed, much to Yuugi’s surprise. Not that his Yami would find the other attractive, just that he would admit it. Though, it wasn’t as if his dark half had ever really lied to him before.

/What should I do? What if the kiss was only a fluke, or an experiment?? Oh god, what if Kaiba-kun didn’t like it? I mean, it’s not like I’ve ever kissed anyone before so I don’t have a lot of experience or anything. What if it was like completely horrible and now Kaiba’s completely disgusted??/ Yuugi demanded, his self-consciousness going on a mental tirade of doubt.

//Yuugi…I think the best way to get answers to your questions would be to ask Kaiba.” The dark spirit told him calmly, trying to placate him. //After all, he did kiss you, so it’s not an unreasonable request that he talk to you about it.//

Yuugi sighed a little at that, seeing that his Yami had a point, but he didn’t really relish the though of actually asking the brunette why he had kissed him. Especially given the possibility that the other might have hated it and thought it was a huge mistake. But still, it was better to find out now, wasn’t it?

With a ragged sigh, he pulled himself from the bathroom and into the bedroom, a deep flush in his cheeks as he spotted the brunette, now dressed in dry clothing, sitting on the bed, his hair tousled as if he’d been drying it with a towel. Yuugi forced himself not to focus on the fact that he and Kaiba were both in a bedroom, alone, and the brunette was sitting on the bed, looking very inviting, in his own opinion.

He cleared his throat and swallowed hard, taking a step out into the room.

“Anou, Kaiba-kun? Can I talk to you for a moment.”

 

Seto knew that the second he looked up and heard those softly spoken words he was doomed. It was obvious what the boy wanted to talk about, and he could even take a pretty good guess at what he was going to ask him. The only problem was, he had absolutely no answers for him. He had spent the entire time he had been changing his clothes and drying off wracking his brain, trying to think of some possible reasons for his actions earlier. But no matter how many times he went over the scene in his mind, he couldn’t find anything to explain why he had been so compelled to kiss his small rival, or how he couldn’t help wanting to do it again. Tasting Yugi had been like getting his first sample of an addicting drug and, now that the taste was on his tongue, he was completely hooked.

He hid a flush as he turned his gaze on the smaller boy, trying not to let on to how affected by him he was.

“Yes, of course. What is it?” He asked, pleased that at least he’d managed to keep his voice under control. However, once the smaller boy started walking towards him, closing the space that was keeping them apart, he knew that all bets were off. He just prayed that he would be able to keep his hands, and lips, to himself.

He tensed imperceptibly when Yuugi moved to sit down on the bed beside him and he could clearly see the bright flush staining the smaller boy’s cheeks. He bit the inside of his cheek hard when the sight sent a wave of lust straight to his groin, leaving him resisting the urge to shift to find a more comfortable, and discreet position. Thankfully, though, the boy seemed determined to avoid eye contact with him, so he wasn’t about to see anything incriminating.

“So, what was it you wanted to talk about?” He questioned, cursing the lack of edge in his voice.

“…..Eto….. I was wondering…..about what happened before, in the rain…..”

Seto swallowed hard. {Oh shit… here it comes. He’s going to ask why I did it and I’m going to have absolutely no idea what to say to him. He groused internally, wracking his brain for some plausible excuse for his actions.

“W-was it okay?” The boy finally asked, snapping Seto out of his thoughts in a way nothing else ever had before.

“Huh?” He speared the other with a look, seeing the boy turn a bright red. Of all the questions he had imagined the other asking, that had  not been one of them.

“I-uh, damn, I didn’t mean to ask that… er….well I did, but, I mean—“ Yuugi stammered off, trying helplessly to say what he wanted. “Was it… okay?  I mean, I’ve never really kissed anyone before, so I don’t know, you know. I liked it, I know, but I don’t know if it was any good for you or if it was kinda…you know, disappointing…?”Yuugi trailed off, his face turning an impossibly bright red as he realized all the things he’d babbled out without meaning to.

Seto could only stare at him a moment, dumbstruck, trying to put together the pieces of the other’s jumbled statement. Yugi liked the kiss. Wanted to know if it was any good. Wanted to know if he was disappointed. Was the boy trying to kill him; he wondered desperately.

Instead of responding directly, Seto turned to him, reaching out to cup the boy’s chin, turning his face so that he could look at him directly, seeing the flush and uncertainty in the boy’s gaze as he leaned in closer.
”Why don’t you tell me?” he said intently, his eyes darkening with desire as he leaned in, capturing the boy’s lips for the second time that day.

Yugi was stunned, unable to move for a moment as he felt Seto’s lips on his again, and fought desperately to get his brain to work. Kaiba was kissing him…again. That was a good sign wasn’t it? He moaned softly when he felt an arm snake around his waist, pulling him closer to the other’s long, lean form until he felt himself pressed up against the brunette’s firm chest. He could feel the heat of the other’s body permeating through the thin robe covering his body, shivering a little at the feeling as he mouth started to move hesitantly against the other’s. This kiss wasn’t like the last one, which had been slow and explorative. This time Seto’s mouth was firm and demanding, his tongue probing insistently against his lips, a demand Yuugi was helpless to resist, and parted his lips, finding himself delighting in this as much as he had the kiss before, if not more so.

The brunette’s mouth was hot and hungry against his own and it was all he could do to keep up as the other devoured his lips, his tongue diving past them to claim his mouth, tasting him, drinking from him as if deprived. With a tremulous moan, he wrapped his arms up around the taller boy’s neck, holding him closer as his own tongue moved to meet the one plundering his mouth, stroking it invitingly and coaxing it into a heated duel that had his heartbeat soaring and desire threatening to overwhelm his small body. He had never felt anything so intense before in his entire life and he wanted to drown in it; was already halfway there.

Somewhere in the back of his mind he was aware of the other lowering him back onto the bed, feeling the other’s larger body settle over his without breaking the kiss, but couldn’t find anything within himself to protest it as he welcomed the weight of the other, holding him against him as their mouths melded hungrily. He’d never felt a need like this before. He was craving the other with everything in him and it was driving him mad to the point that his hands were clawing at the brunette’s shirt, wanting to be rid of it, just so he could feel more of Seto’s skin against his own.

A small whimper was torn from him when the other pulled back and he leaned against the pillows, panting heavily as he stared up at the other with lust fogged eyes, his hands itching to pull him back.

“W-we should stop now before we go too far.” The brunette panted, causing Yuugi to slowly come back to reality, enough to realize that it would only take a deft tug at the belt around his waist to have the over sized robe falling off of him, leaving him exposed to the young billionaire, and that things could easily progress from there into something Yuugi was almost certain he wasn’t ready for. So with a shaky nod, he sat up somewhat, leaning against the headboard as a familiar blush started to creep into his cheeks.

Seeing this, Seto couldn’t help but smirk, delighting in the flush on the boy’s face, as well as the glimmer of desire he could still see in his eyes. It was more than a little enticing and he couldn’t help leaning in to draw a finger down across the boy’s downy cheek.

“So tell me, was that ‘okay’?” He asked, his voice low and husky from passion, causing the boy’s flush to deepen as he nodded.

“That was very okay.” He panted out, causing Seto to chuckle and lean in, nipping at the other’s lower lip.

“Good. I’d hate to disappoint.”

 

Yuugi sighed, fidgeting with his hands as he finished the story, unable to look at the other while the feelings he got from the memories were coursing through him. It was so hard to remember those times and not lose control of his emotions immediately.

Seto was completely enraptured by the story, watching it play out in his mind, and was not unaffected by it. He could see Yuugi, spread out beneath him with nothing but a robe covering his petite frame, his face flushed with desire and his lips bruised and swollen from his kisses. The image made him yearn deeply for it, as well as a memory to latch onto.

“I don’t remember it at all.” He finally said, swallowing hard around the lump in his throat as he attempted to keep his voice composed. He could tell by watching Yuugi’s expressions that the smaller boy was crestfallen and bit the inside of his cheek, cursing whatever it was that was keeping him from remembering something that was obviously so important.

“It’s okay Seto-kun. I wasn’t really expecting a breakthrough.” The boy murmured, his expression partially masked by the bangs hanging in his face. But, by the tone in his voice, he could tell that, while Yuugi might not have been expecting anything, he had been hoping.
Frowning softly, he reached out, brushing the bangs from the boy’s face.

“I may not have remembered anything, but perhaps you could still refresh my memory.” He purred, his voice an octave deeper as he leaned in. He could see the other’s eyes widen with a  swell of different emotions. Fear, despair, longing, desire, and beneath them all, a deep, glimmering hope that reached out to him as he closed the gap between them, capturing Yuugi’s lips with his own.

 

~~ Owari~~

 

X_X okay, that only took forever to write.

 

Seto: I don’t know whether I want to murder you or kiss you.

 

Dai: Well, I know which one I’d prefer, but save it for Yugi.

 

Yugi: ^_^ Yes, please.

 

Yami: Hey, what about me.

 

Dai: Heh, don’t worry, you’ll get yours soon enough *cackles maniacally*

 

Yami, Yugi, and Seto: O.O;;;;;;

 

Dai: ^^ Review!