Disclaimer:........that kinda says it all, doesn't it?

 

Whoo-hoo, chapter nine! I'm getting scared that this is gonna turn into some kind of huge story now O_O' It's certainly gonna go past my 12 chapter Sugar and Spice, which is my longest story to date.

 

Seto: Which you still haven't reposted.

 

Dai: Shush. That's because it was my very first YGO story and......it kinda sucked.

 

Seto, Yami, and Yugi: -_-;;;;

 

Dai: ^^;;;; maybe after I finish this and a few smaller things I'm doing I'll rewrite it and post it and And Everything Nice again.

 

Yami: good......as long as I don't have to do these author notes with Ken and Yamato again.

 

Ken and Yamato: HEY!!

 

Dai: *blinks* oh yeah, I forgot about them....and all my digimon fics.

 

Ken and Yama: -_-;;;;;;

 

Dai: *ahem* anyways, this chappie is dedicated to Soli, cause I couldn't come out and visit you for your b-day, and for TwilightHunter, who keeps me from going insane on a regular basis. ^_^ Enjoy!

 

 

 

Anata o Wasurenai

Chapter Nine

By: Dai-onna

 

Yuugi was aware of two things when he woke up in the middle of the night, blinking his eyes as he tried to regain coherency. One, he was in the arms of a very warm, very handsome, very familiar brunette, and two; his Yami was pacing. A lot. It took him a moment to remember the current events; Seto's amnesia, Seto reasserting himself into his life. Falling asleep in Seto's arms. But none of that added up to his dark half's current inability to sit still.

Or did it?

Yuugi frowned a little to himself, cuddling deeper into Seto's unconscious embrace, letting the warmth seep into him, something he had missed for so very long. He and his Yami had grown so distant lately; he didn't know what to do. There had been times in the past when they had known each other as well as they knew themselves, but now, he couldn't for the life of him figure out what was going through his other half's mind, and the dark spirit was locking himself off from him. It was painful and discouraging. He had always thought that his Yami would stand beside him no matter what, but when his other half had sealed himself off from the  rest of the world, he had felt abandoned and he couldn't help wondering what it was that had caused his other self to take such a hasty retreat. It had taken him sometime to realize that Yami had begun retreating more and more when he had gotten involved with Seto and he'd been torn, not wanting to lose either of them.

He couldn't understand why Yami would back away from that, why he wouldn't want to share in the happiness that Yuugi had felt at having someone who truly wanted to be with him. Yami was the one person that he told everything to and it was disheartening not to have him with him at such a time.  He thought back to when Yami had told him that Seto had kissed him, mistaking Yami for himself. The spirit had been positively flushed with color and there was something, an odd mix of fear and exhilaration in his eyes that had baffled Yuugi to no end. Did Yami have feelings for Seto? And if so, why hadn't he ever told him?

Yuugi resisted the urge to smack himself at that. ‘Well, duh, would you want to tell the closest person to you in the world that you were attracted to his not-quite-ex-boyfriend? I don't think so.’ His mind reprimanded of him, and he sighed a little, looking up at Seto. He couldn't blame Yami if he did have feelings for him, who wouldn't? The brunette was positively gorgeous and, one you got passed his barriers, he was a wonderful person to be with who could always make you smile when you needed it. Yuugi had spent countless nights wondering how he had ever attained such a precious lover.  But surely they could have talked about this? Yami knew him better than anyone, even Seto, he should have known that he would never condemn him for such a thing. Yami was a part of himself, it was only natural that they would share the same preference in lovers. And sharing the same body, there was no reason that they couldn't both be with Seto; right?

With all the questions in his mind, he could feel a headache coming on and he decided that now should probably be the time that he spoke with his other half. They had wasted enough time already, it seemed.

Closing his eyes and relaxing in Seto's hold, he retreated into his mind until he was in his soul room and hesitantly crossed the barriers, entering into the massive labyrinth that encased his dark half's mind. And there was his Yami, pacing in front of the large stone throne, obviously lost in thought a pensive expression on his face that concerned Yuugi.

"Yami?"

The soft-spoken word caused the spirit to jump and look at Yuugi with a panicked expression obviously startled to see him there. Yuugi slowly approached him, hoping the darker one wouldn't back away.

As it was, it was all Yami could do to hold his ground, unmindful of the color that drained from his face as his Hikari approached.

"Y-Yuugi, what are you doing up? I thought you were sleeping." He stammered slightly, trying to get a firmer grip on his composure. "Is something wrong?"

Yugi frowned softly, stopping right in front of his dark counterpart.

"I was just about to ask you the same thing. Something I think I should have asked you a long time ago." he said softly, causing Yami to sweat a little.

"What do you mean?"

"Yami..."  Yugi sighed softly, a slightly pained look in his eyes that caused Yami's heart to clench. "Please, don't lie to me. I know something is wrong. It has been ever since I first started dating Seto." He said plainly.

Yami blanched at that, horrified that Yugi had seen through him so easily, and hung his head somewhat, sinking back into the stone chair behind him.

"I suppose so." He conceded with a sigh.

Yuugi frowned a little and sat down on the dais in front of the chair, placing a hand on his Yami's knee.

"Yami... do you have feelings for Seto-kun?" He asked finally, and the room became deathly silent, a tension filling the air as a multitude of emotions that Yugi couldn't decipher passed over the pharaoh's face.

'It would seem that way." Yami said finally, turning his face a little from Yuugi's view. It was true that he had come to possess feelings for the oftentimes broody brunette, after seeing how he truly was with Yugi, well after they had gotten together. But how could he tell his sweet little aibou that it was not his feelings for Seto that had caused him to draw away in the beginning, but his feelings for Yuugi himself; that he could not bear to see his aibou so obviously in love with someone else? His burgeoning feelings for Kaiba had only intensified his confusion and angst, and he hadn't even been able to admit them to himself until that untimely kiss.

It had been easy to convince himself that he hated his intense rival, resented him for taking Yuugi away from him, and then for hurting him, but he had been unable to deny what he had felt in that brief moment when Kaiba's lips were pressed against his own, even though the brunette himself had been unaware.

And now that Yuugi had become aware, at least of that much, he was afraid that things were about to become far more complicated.

Yuugi sighed softly, looking up at his dark half with soulful violet eyes, his hand still firmly on the spirit's knees, and then finally laid his head on Yami's thigh, causing the spirit to jolt.

"You could have told me. You didn't have to pull away." he said softly, staring off somewhat absently. "We could have worked something out." He mused. "After all; we share a body and a soul, why not share a boyfriend as well?" He asked, his lips quirking lightly.

Yami's eyes widened somewhat painfully as he looked down at his aibou.

"Yuugi..."

"Who knows, maybe we still can..." Yuugi looked somber a moment before looking up at him. "Do you think Seto-kun and I really have a chance together? That maybe we can make it work this time?" He asked, looking not for reassurances, just an honest answer.

Yami smiled wanly, running his fingers through Yuugi's hair, allowing himself the small indulgence.

"I think so. I can honestly say that I've never met anyone as in love as you and Seto. I think you can work through anything if you try hard enough." He said truthfully, watching over his smaller self.

Yugi smiled at that, a small, almost hopeful expression, before crawling up into the spirit's lap, wrapping his arms around his waist.

"Thank you, Yami. Hearing you say it helps me believe it. I love him so much."

Having his Hikari so close, and hearing those words in such a heartfelt manner caused his heart to clench, but he wrapped his arms around Yuugi, hugging him lightly.

"I know, Aibou. I know."

They sat like that for a long time, just basking in one another's silent company before Yuugi looked up at his dark half, resting his head on his shoulder.

"Yami... Do you think you could be happy with Seto-kun?"

The question caught the spirit off guard and Yami blinked rapidly a moment, a little stupefied, before flushing awkwardly.

"I....I really don't know...."

"But you like him a lot, don't you?" Yuugi prodded.

"Well...yes.... I suppose I do...."

"Then you should talk to him!" The smaller one inserted, a determined look on his face. "You should try and find out if there could be something between you two as well."

Yami looked completely dumbfounded, startled that his little aibou would suggest such a thing.

"But... Yuugi....I don't even know what I'd say to him.... he doesn't even remember me!" He insisted.

Yuugi made a petulant face, his stubborn streak showing.

"He didn't remember me either, but he says he still loves me. If he has feelings for you, or if he can, then he will. You should try, otherwise you'll never know."

Yami looked torn, sighing to himself for a moment.

"You.....really think I should?" He asked, somewhat hesitantly, and Yuugi was startled by the vulnerability in the other's eyes.

"Yes, I do. You deserve to be happy just as much as I do." He said firmly, and was caught off guard when his Yami hugged him tightly.

"Thank you, aibou.

 

Seto was still sound asleep when Yami took over Yuugi's body, flushing a little when he found himself held tightly in the brunette's embrace. The lights were still on, giving him a clear view of the young billionaire's relaxed features, and took the time to bolster his courage, and to study him. He was definitely very beautiful; he had to give Yuugi full marks for taste on that count. His face was pale and flawless, with thin, pink lips, that just screamed out to be kissed until they were a deep crimson. His eyes were narrow and slightly slanted, and even when at rest, there was an intensity and hint of determination that never left his features. Yami couldn't help reaching up, tracing a finger lightly across the other's brow, careful not to wake him as he ran his finger along the lines of the other's fine bone structure, along his hairline, and over his somewhat aristocratic cheekbones that only seemed to add to the dramatic affect that accentuated his face.

He held his breath lightly as he ran his finger along the other's jaw line, listening for any sign that the other might be waking, but the brunette's breathing was steady and even as his finger brushed over one of those pale pink lips. He shivered a little at the inviting softness of them; he'd have thought for sure that they'd be firm and daunting. Those rose petal lips parted and the slightest puff of warm breath snaked out, wafting over Yami's hand, causing goosebumps to rise along his skin. How could someone be so amazingly sensual even when they were asleep, he wondered, somewhat dazed, and found himself leaning closer, those tantalizing lips calling out to him, urging him to taste them again, the first contact having been far too brief.

Surely one kiss couldn't hurt, could it? After all, the brunette probably wouldn't even know it ever happened. His mind and his desire warred with one another until his mind finally faded into the background and he found himself leaning in to press his lips to Seto's. The contact was brief at first, barely more than a whisper as he was unsure of his actions, but slowly he pressed his lips more firmly to the other's, a silent moan bubbling up in his throat.

He wanted so badly to deepen the kiss then, to slide his tongue past those warm, slightly parted lips, and taste the moist cavern that waited just ahead, but he didn't dare, and withheld a sigh as he pulled back, only to freeze when he found himself pinned by startlingly lucid blue eyes.

How long had he been awake, and why hadn't he let on??

The air between them was tense and silent as Yami remained frozen under that piercing azure stare, more than a little afraid of the reaction. Maybe he would be lucky and Seto wouldn't be able to tell he wasn't Yugi.

"You must be Yami."

Then again, maybe not.

He flushed deeply, ducking his head some, unable to form a coherent response when looking into that intense gaze.

"I am..."

Seto's lips quirked  at the other's response, hearing the quaver in his voice, though the other was obviously trying to maintain some dignity. He'd been wondering when he was going to get to meet, if at all, the spirit that inhabited his little Yuugi's mind; the person who was apart of his once-lover. And what a meeting it was. His lips were tingling from the feel of the other's pressed against his. It had been all he could do to stay still and keep his breathing even as he felt the other's gentle touches over his face, and then that kiss. He'd wanted little more than to tighten his arms around the other's form and kiss him back.

Had he done so, he would have noticed right away that Yami's form was a fair deal different than his aibou's. Where Yuugi was small and slender, Yami was almost willowy in comparison with longer, lithe limbs that seemed made for wrapping around a lover's body. And his face! That was where Seto could see the real differences. Yugi's eyes that were wide, and violet and expressive, were a far cry different from Yami's that were narrowed crimson jewels that seemed to maintain an air of mystery in them.

His reaction to them was instantaneous.

When he had first seen Yuugi, he had felt a flood of warmth and tenderness that overwhelmed anything else that he was feeling, but laying eyes on Yami, what he felt was pure hot passion, something that threatened to sweep him away in a blazing rush. It made him wonder just how he and Yami weren't involved.

"Good." He murmured lowly, his voice soft and thick with sleep. "I'd hate to have been woken by someone in such a delightful manner, and not know who it was." He murmured, amusement lacing his tone that caused Yami to flush deeply.

The spirit was mortified to hear Yuugi's delighted chuckle in the back of his mind. He hadn't realized that his Hikari had been listening in to what was happening. ‘This was a bad, bad idea.’ He though to himself, his mind whirling, trying to find a way to escape, though Seto's arms were still wrapped firmly around him and he didn't see m to have any intentions of letting go soon.

Indeed, Seto was enjoying the feel of the lithe, enticing body in his arms and was barely resisting the urge to let his hands wander. He was curious though, about what Yugi was doing now, and if he was aware of this. From what he'd heard of Yami, he didn't think the spirit would have done something as brazen as kissing him without the consent of his aibou. And that made him wonder what was going on inside of Yuugi's mind. He didn't really understand the connection between the spirit and the boy, didn't think he could, really, without experiencing it for himself, so he didn't understand the way that Yuugi viewed it.

After another extended silence on the spirit's part, the pharaoh obviously at a loss for words, Seto rolled his eyes a little and spoke.

"So, to what do I owe this surprising, if not delightful encounter? I've been given the impression that you don't make yourself known much nowadays." He drawled lightly.

The words set Yami's cheeks aflame, as well as the easy, if not familiar way that Seto spoke to him, something he had never done before in the past.

"I...uh.... that is, Yuugi wanted me to....um...." Yami floundered for something suitable to say, very much in doubt of this entire situation.

The spirit's words seemed to confirm to Seto his suspicion that Yuugi was trying to get the two of them closer together and his smirked internally, raking his eyes along Yami's delicious form.

"Well, since you are sharing Yuugi's body, hopefully he won't mind too terribly what I'm about to do." He said cryptically, forcing a serious note into his voice that caused Yami too look up in confusion, and thereby falling right into Seto's trap as the brunette's lips descended upon his own.

He was in shock, for the second time in twenty-four hours, Seto was kissing him of his own volition, and this time he was actually aware of what he was doing and who he was doing it to. Yami was torn between what to do as the brunette's lips moved coaxingly over his own, but finally he submitted to his desires, parting his lips beneath the ailing billionaire's and responding to his kiss, his hands clutching at the material of his shirt as he leaned into him.

Seto's mouth was hot and hungry against his own, with just the slightest underlying hint of tenderness that had a soft moan rising in his throat. The hands on his back were moving, one settling at the base of his spine to hold him against him, while the other cradled the back of his neck, rubbing it lightly.

Yami all but melted in the hold as he clung to the other, his tongue responding to the brunette's in a passionate dance that seemed to occur solely out of instinct and desire.

Seto was unable to believe how different Yami tasted from Yuugi, all hot and spicy, like the most intense curry powder, laced with peppers, enough to singe his mouth, but not enough to deter him from conquering it, from tasting everything there was. When the spirit's tongue brushed up against his own, he purred deeply, rolling them so that Yami lay atop of him, his arms still holding the smaller one firmly in place. If Yami moved against him in any way, he would probably lose all sense of reason and simply ravish the delectable spirit. 

Yami moaned softly at the change of position, not protesting in the slightest, and kissed the brunette back with everything he possessed, nearly drowning in his rich, earthy taste. He didn't think he could get enough of it, but after a while, was forced to pull back for air. They were both panting and there was a soft flush of passion that spread across Yami's cheeks and nose, adding a rose hue to his tanned skin and a sharp glimmer of desire in his eyes.

He was delighted to see an answering lust in the other's gaze, intermingled with a latent affection that soothed some of his raw nerves.

Seto starred up at the passion-flushed pharaoh, noting that both he and Yuugi both looked absolutely sinful when at the height of their desire and it was hard to keep his needs under reign when presented with such a sight. instead he coaxed the lithe boy to lay against him, running a hand through his hair lightly. He could feel Yami purring as the spirit laid his head down on his chest and smiled a little to himself, petting the other as if he were an oversized cat, resisting the urge to purr himself.

 

From his soul room, Yuugi watched, pleased by the actions taking place, and a good deal turned on, but at the same time, doubts that he hadn't anticipated surfaced in his mind. What if Seto decided that, in the end, he would rather be with Yami, than him? What if, now that he had discovered feelings for the dark half, he would no longer be interested in the light? He shook his head fiercely, sitting down in the large chair in Yami's soul room, watching over them.

Yami believed that Seto loved him, and deep down, so did he. He would have faith in his former lover-- hopefully lover-to-be-- that they would be happy together again.

If he couldn't believe in that, then he had nothing.

 

~~Owari~~

 

^_^ Yay, I finally finished it. I had to go back and read all my reviews from previous stories to get the right inspiration, but I managed to write it all in one sitting *cheers* I had  no idea how I was going to do this chapter, and all the YamiXYugi stuff really surprised me. I don't even like YamiXYugi! @_@;

In any case, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and hopefully the next one won't take so long.

 

Yugi: Slacker.

 

Dai: Hush! *fwaps him* Review if you want more ^_^;