To the Victor go the Spoils

Hey everyone. This is the newest story from me, Weeping Angel. I hope you guys like this as much as you liked my other story. Oh, and if anyone's reading this, I need a beta-reader. So, if anyone would like to apply….

The next two chapters are already written, so they will be posted soon (probably every second day. And the next part of Extinguished will be out soon, too.

Disclaimer: Sigh. I don't own a thing…

On to the fic!!!!

Yugi Mutou stared in shock at the two people who had just professed their undying love for him.

Yami glared at Seto Kaiba, the one vying with him for his Aibou's affections. Seto just smirked back, before turning an anxious look back to the innocent boy in front of them. Yami noticed the glance with a sort of relieved sigh. That one simple gesture assured Yami that Seto wasn't as sure of Yugi's affections as he had seemed on the way over the Game Shop. Yugi's Grandpa had died last year, leaving everything to his grandson in his will. The diminutive seventeen year old had been forced to grow up quickly, with running the shop and keeping up in school, but the boy had somehow, which no one could understand, but no one really wanted to question either, kept his innocence and his huge heart.

"Yugi? Aibou?" Yami asked gently, switching his gaze to his light.

"I...I don't understand..." Yugi said, hopelessly confused. "Y-you both love me?"

Yami looked at Seto, then back at Yugi. "Hai, Aibou. We do." he said softly, trying to ease the smaller boy's mind somewhat.

It didn't work.

"But...why?"

"Because you're you, Yugi." Seto tried to explain. "You're kind, and sweet, and trusting. Only you, Yugi," he said with a bittersweet smile, "could have brought me out of my shell. So many would have given up, but you persisted, with your offers of friendship, after all I did to you. You got through to me on a level not even Mokuba could reach. Only you could have done that."

"But I'm weak!" Yugi protested. "I can't even defend myself! And I'm short!" Yugi said the last bit looking up at the others.

Yami let out a bark of laughter, as he knelt down until he was at eye level with the small boy. "If you recall, Aibou, so am I." His face turned serious. "Yugi, you're you. And I would not trade in any of you. I would take all of you. The good and the bad, together." he told Yugi fiercely. "I love you, and that means all of you."

The tears shining in Yugi's eyes doubled when Seto added, "That goes double for me, Yugi. We like you just the way you are."

Yugi didn't speak for a long time.

"I…I need some time to think about all of this." He finally said.

Yami nodded instantly. "You can have all the time you need, Hikari. Just remember, if you ever need me, I'm here for you."

Yugi's eyes shined. "Thank you, Yami." He said. The sincerity of his voice made Seto smile.

"I'll also give you all the time you need, Yugi." Seto told the smaller boy. "I…" the chestnut haired boy sighed as his mobile phone rang. "What is it?" he answered harshly into the phone.

Yugi and Yami couldn't hear the person on the other end of the phone, but whatever they said had obviously annoyed Seto. "Fine. I'm coming now." He looked back at Yugi. "Yugi, I'm sorry. I have to go. But…" he seemed to be doing some quick thinking. "But, would you like to come over my house tomorrow? Straight after school?"

"Sure!" Yugi exclaimed. Then he gave a quick glance to his darker half, who seemed to be slightly angry. "Um, can Yami come too?"

"I don't know, Yugi." Seto replied slowly, looking at Yami. "Shouldn't he stay and keep the shop open?"

Yugi shook his head. "No, the shop doesn't open any more on Thursdays, so there's no need."

Seto sighed, looking from Yugi to Yami and back to Yugi again. Yugi was looking at him with impossibly wide eyes, and a small pout on his lips. Seto recognised the look immediately. The 'puppy dog' look, as it was called. Mokuba often used this look to get what he wanted. "If that makes you happy, Yugi, Yami can come too." He relented, bending down to give Yugi a hug. "I really have to go, though. I'm sorry."

And with that, Seto was gone.

Yami turned to his lighter half. "Aibou, I know you need time to think about this, and I don't want to get in your way. I'll stay in my soul room until tomorrow, unless you need me, if that's alright with you?" Yami half asked, half suggested.

Yugi sighed. "Thank you, Yami." He smiled. "I'll call you for dinner."

Yugi watched as Yami vanished into the Puzzle, then let his head fall into his hands. "Why me?"

The next day, Yugi met up with Jou on the way to school. He tried to act like his normal, happy self, but the conversation he had had with Seto and Yami last night weighed too heavily on his mind.

"Hey, Yug," Jou asked, noticing immediately that something was troubling his friend. "What's the matter?"

Yugi sighed. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you, Jou." Yugi said.

"Maybe, maybe not. Try me anyway." Jou shrugged.

"Last night, Seto came over my house, and then him and Yami said…" Yugi blushed, looking down. The next words came out as a mumble. "They both said they loved me."

Jou stopped, turning to face his smaller friend. "Yugi, did I just hear you say that both Kaiba and Yami said that they loved you?" he asked. "Please tell me I heard you wrong." Jou all but pleaded.

Yugi frowned in confusion at Jou. "That's what they said."

"Look, Yug, I don't know about your Yami, but you can't trust Kaiba!" Jou said fiercely. "That guy cares for no one but himself!"

"That's not true, Jou. He cares for Mokuba."

"That's different. Mokuba's his brother!"

"But Jou," Yugi began, but was cut off by Jou.

"Yugi, just promise me you wont do anything stupid. Alright?"

Yugi smiled, although he was confused. In all the time he had known Jou, the blonde boy had never betrayed his trust. He had no reason to doubt him now. "I promise, Jou."

Jou stormed up to Seto during lunch break. The blonde boy gripped the multi-billionaire's arm, in an attempt to pull him over to a secluded area of bushes and trees.

"What do you want, Chihuahua?" Seto snarled at Jou.

"I want to talk to you. About Yugi."

Seto sighed. He had wondered how long it would take for the news to spread to Yugi's friends. "Over here." He said, leading Jou to a quiet area away from all the other students. "What?"

"Yugi just told me that you had said you loved him." Jou accused.

"And so what if I did?" Seto shot back, though he already knew the answer.

"So what you told me was just a lie? I was just…a toy, is that it?" Seto flinched at the hurt that was obvious in Jou's voice. The blonde's next words came out as a whisper. "You said you loved me."

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Weeping Angel