364 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes and still counting. . . Bang!

Authors Notes ( )

*yes I now quite bit of my info is twisted or messed up but it has to be that way for many of my fic's to work. Soz for any inconvenience. (or spelling mistakes. Lol)

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Yugi laid curled up on his bed, tears falling in a silent and endless stream down his pale cheeks. Joey, Yugi's best friend stood in the doorway silently watching him. He watched as Yugi curled tighter around his soft pillow muttering in his sleep. It had been almost a whole year since Atemu had returned to the after life leaving his friends and Yugi behind. No Joey didn't count Yugi as one of his friends. He had noticed how close they were. No, Yugi was more than a friend to Atem. Joey looked away from the weeping young man. If Atem had still been here Yugi would almost reach the same height as his darker half. Not only had he grown, Yugi's hair had also changed. He had let it grow until its weight could no longer defy gravity. His black hair tinged with purple now hung just below his shoulders and was often pulled back into a pony tail. Rather than looking like a girl, with his new hight and hair Yugi almost looked his age. He was almost 19. His eyes were still rounded and child like but had a slight tilt to the outer corners giving him a more confidant and assertive aura, somewhat similar of that the Pharaoh had.

Thinking of the 5,000 year old Pharaoh Joey recalled the two's last goodbye. Yugi had won the ceremonial duel. So caught up in playing the game to his best ability he had no chance to throw the duel. As his Yami's life points had dropped to zero the reality of what had happened had hit Yugi. The shock sent him to his knees. Atem had approached him and gave him words of comfort. The first time both boys had touched with their own bodies, in the present. It wasn't a memory. It wasn't two souls touching. It was real. It had been physical.

Unknown to Joey, Yugi's thoughts traveled along the same lines. Curled up in his bed alone he was recalling the feel of his Yami. Emphasis on the His. He had only really touched him once, at the end of the ceremonial duel. He had wanted so much to wrap his arms around his other half and never let him go. In his dream he reached out for the strong mind that was once there and jolted awake at the empty void that he felt in its place. Looking at the clock he watched as the minute ticked over. 363 days, 22 hours and 35 minutes. He counted the days, the hours, the minutes. Looking over to his door he saw Joey watching him. "three hundred and sixty three days. Almost sixty four Joey" he whispered and another tear rolled down. His friend nodded and looked at the time, almost two in the afternoon.

"I guess we should get the shop ready" he said. Three months ago Solomon, Yugi's grandfather had left for Egypt leaving the shop in the care of Yugi and his friends. Yugi nodded miserably and sat up in his bed. Giving all of his friends a job and keeping them close had been a good idea of his grandfathers. It reminded Yugi everyday of what he still had compared to what he had lost. Though no matter what it hurt, even if he did have more than one person. But it was that one person that he yearned for. He dressed quickly into a pair of grey leather pants and a deep purple shirt, a grey neck belt and matt black boots. Looking up Yugi caught a look of himself in the mirror.

'Why Yami? Why did I have to care so much?' he sighed. Shaking his head he walked out of his room and went to join Joey downstairs.

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Solomon Mouto looked up at the statue of the Sun God Ra. "every day I have prayed to you for the sake of my grandson. Please I beg of you, Please . . ."

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Yugi flinched as his elbow slid out from under his chin. He had begun to doze off at the checkout counter as Joey helped out another customer. He could just see from his position at the counter that storm clouds were gathering over head. He shook his head a little and picked up his train of thought from where he had dropped it. Atem's eyes. Crimson with flecks of lavender and black. Such beauty I once did behold. Yugi shook his head "God's that even sounds corny in my head!" he muttered. Joey smiled. Yugi ignored him too caught up in his thoughts to really care. Atem's eyes had always drawn him in. Tied him up, dragged him in and captivated him. So strong was the allure Yugi didn't have a chance. Seeing him in his spirit form when no one else could, meeting him inside the Millennium Puzzle, having been watched over by him for so long. No there was no way that he could have resisted. There was no choice but to fall for him. His kindness (if at first was only directed at Yugi), his encouragement, confidence. Yugi nodded to himself. His personality, so contrasting to that of Yugi's. It all equaled to no choice. Perhaps that was why it was so hard to let go. He had no choice but to love his darker half that when he was gone the choice returned to him. But he didn't want to chose. Not anymore.

He looked over his shoulder at the clock. His shoulders slumped the second hand moving on relentlessly. His eyes glazed over with unshed tears. It was 1:59. Slowly the second hand clicked over the 12 indicating that it was 2 o'clock. Another day without him, another night alone. The bell from the door rang and Yugi looked round at Joey. "364." Thats all he needed to say.

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"Every day I pray and pray. Here in you're temple. I beg and beg. He is so broken, counting the hours, minutes, seconds that they are apart. Have mercy on the one who did you're will, our saviour, you're champion. Why must he suffer? For the sake of my grandson and the other Hikari's. PLEASE! . ." Solomon cried as he looked around at the statues of the God's and Goddesses of ancient Egypt, he said it again in a whisper "please?"

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Yugi looked down at his plate. He did not suffer hunger since his other half left. He didn't care. He didn't care about pain. He could care less that the world saw him as gay. He was skinnier than before Atem had come into his life, he fended for himself and his friends, and he showed his pride at being gay in the clothes he wore. Deep purple leather pants, a tight crimson tank top, chains hung from his hips, eyeliner, lip gloss and boots. He was gay. He had loved his Yami, and he had lost him. He couldn't care more about what people thought of him. He looked up from his silver duel disk. Seto Kaiba stood across from him two of his three Blue Eye's White dragons on the field. Dark Magician on his own field. With a final attack Yugi watched the board as his opponents life points decreased. The crowd cheered as Yugi retained his title as King of Games yet again. Joey smiled at them both as they shook hands. Seto and Joey were a happy couple. Yugi envied them without any darkness in that feeling. He congratulated them when they got together but he still envied what they had. He looked over the Ryou and Malik. They had been returned from the shadow realm without their darker halves as the last connection to Egypt, Atem, left. Each had forgiven the others and they had reconciled. Yugi looked up at the blue mid-afternoon sky beyond the open roof of the stadium. I miss you my secret love. I wish I had told you.

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Atem looked up at the faces of the Gods and Goddesses. Bakura stood to his left and Marik to his right. "Do you agree to the conditions?" Ra looked down at them.

They nodded "we agree" they said in unison.

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Yugi looked at the back door again as Ryou left. The work day had ended early because of a fair that was going to pass along their road and he sat alone. The storm clouds from the day before still threatened to 'rain on the parade'. He wished beyond hope that for even a minute that Atem would walk through the door. Even if it only lasted a minute. He wished beyond hope that he could have one last minute, so he could say the three words he had never said. Glaring back down at his ramen Yugi sighed. He wished he could stop looking, stop hoping. Instead he looked up at the clock 364 days, 22 hours, 13 minutes. Almost one whole year, and instead of hurting any less he knew that he was hurting more.

Aimlessly Yugi wondered around the empty house and store for half an hour until he became tired. Sighing he walked slowly up the stares giving one last glance at the back door before he walked to his own. He lent against the plank of wood and rubbed the skin over his heart. "I need you. . ." he whispered into the dark before turning the knob and entering his room.

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Solomon clenched his praying hands tighter "please, send their Yami's back. Their Hikari's need them." he looked up at the face of Anubis and Osiris. Then at Isis and Ra. His hopeless expression changing to one of wonder and hope at the sight of their glowing eyes.

Quietly, somewhere in the back of his mind Solomon heard a voice "it is done. It is now up to their Hikari's to make them stay"

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Yugi looked up from his tear stained pillow at the time "364 days, 23 hours, 57 minutes and still counting" he thought. Suddenly the house was filled with a loud bang. Yugi shot up from his bed. Reaching to his bedside table he grabbed his deck and carefully opened his bed room door. Sunlight basked everything in a gold glow. Yugi approached the staircase warily listening for any new noises. He had been attacked enough times when Yami was with him let alone all the duellists who still wanted to challenge him for his title. He halted at the top of the staircase and listened only just catching the sound of cloth sliding over cloth. Taking a breath he looked around the corner of the wall and down into the living room. A man stood there with his back to Yugi. As he turned the younger man froze. There below him, looking around the room with a sense of familiarity was Atem. Dressed in his Royal Egyptian garb, Yugi could only stare.

As if sensing his eyes watching him the Pharaoh looked up the stairs eyes locking with those of the younger. Yugi slowly rounded the corner completely and began to descend at an even slower pace. The Pharaoh walked forward meeting him at the base of the stairs. The two young men stood face to face, neither saying a word. Slowly, as if he would disappear Yugi lifted his hand to brush away one of Atem's gold bangs. "Atem? Your back?" the Pharaoh smiled at him silently.

Reaching up a hand of his own the older of the two began to run a hand through the others hair. 'His hair is so long now' he thought letting his fingers tangle themselves in the ebony locks. The younger of the two shivered. A light blush colouring his cheeks and nose. 'Speak to me angel, say the words I need to hear' Atem looked longingly at the boy that stood before him. His lavender eyes were darker, and slightly angled. His hair longer and he was taller. Untangling his fingers from his light's hair he lightly grazed the younger's chin with his fingertips. Yugi's eyes snapped open. Looking up slightly Yugi caught the look in his darker half's eyes.

Shivering slightly Yugi stepped closer to his secret love. The Pharaoh didn't hesitate wrapping his arms around his Hikari. Sighing, Yugi lifted his face from the crook of Atem's neck, lifting his lips to the others ear. "Atem" he whispered and Atem clenched his jaw "I don't wan't to loose you again. No! I can't loose you again." Yugi wrapped his arms a little tighter around the other "I can't, because I love you. I always have. And I always will." Atem pulled away a little so he could look into his love's eyes. He saw everything that he felt towards his little angel reflecting back at himself. Suddenly a bell began to ring and both boys looked around to watch the clock on the wall strike 2.

Yugi looked at the clock dazedly, and just as suddenly as the clock had begun to strike Yugi began to hear something akin to thunder. Looking Back at his Yami, Yugi watched as his (now not so secret) love began to laugh. It was a deep rumbling laugh that came directly from his chest. Looking Yugi over again Atem raised a hand to cup his face "and I love you, my little light" Yugi blinked. Silence rang through the house as the two stared at each other. Atem watched as Yugi stumbled back. Pulling his little one to him Atem felt a presence in his mind /Yugi?/ Shivering from repressed shock Yugi slowly looked up at his darker half /Yami? I can feel you again!/ as he thought those words he couldn't hold back all of his feelings.

Atem was shocked at how much pain and loneliness he felt through the connection. He knew he had felt barely a glimmer of what his light had felt in the past year. Taking Yugi's hand he led them back to the couch. Sitting down the ex-Pharaoh pulled his angel to him. "Yugi, my little one, my koi, my Hikari, my angel" holding his love to him Atem continued to whisper endearments. Yugi felt his control slip. In moments he began to cry letting all the pain and sorrow and loneliness he had felt pass through their reawakened connection.

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(comfort starts here)

It was warm here. A nice warm, like when he was here. Yugi went to roll to his left. He couldn't move, sighing irritably he instead tried to roll to his right. He moved a little but quickly ran into something warm, squishy that smelled like egyptian spices. Sighing again, this time in contentment, he nuzzled his face into the comforting warmth. Breathing deeply he began to notice that his new 'pillow' was rising and falling rhythmically. Lifting his head he looked up only to be caught by those beautiful, captivating, almost magical crimson eyes. "Your here, it wasn't a dream".

Smiling Atem lent down catching his lovers lips in their first shared kiss "no little one, it was no dream" gripping Yugi's hips, he lifted Yugi up so he was laying along his body. Blushing Yugi tried to push himself up and off of his love but found that said man's arms were holding him down. "It was no dream, and neither is this" Atem smirked at his little one as he flipped their positions. Yugi tried to muffle the unmanly squeak that threatened to escape him. Atem smiled and nuzzled his face into the crook of Yugi's neck. Brushing his lips over the pale skin he kissed and nipped at the fair flesh watching as it turned pink from the abuse. Yugi tilted his head to give his lover more room. "I love you" Atem whispered as his hands danced up and down the younger's sides. "I always have and always will" kissing the abused spot on his lovers neck one last time he pulled away, rising up onto all fours. He looked over the petit body beneath him. Gently he ran a hand down Yugi's chest stopping at the base of his shirt. "May I?"

Yugi blinked and looked away. He realised they were upstairs in his bed room. He couldn't remember how they had gotten up there but didn't really care either. "Um Atem?" his voice was quiet and meek. Atem nodded for him to continue "you won't. . . you won't hurt. . . me. Right?" he stuttered. Atem widened his eyes.

"No Yugi! I never want to hurt you, never." rising his hand from the hem of Yugi's shirt he gently turned the little ones eyes back to him "Yugi" the tone of voice he used made Yugi listen carefully "I never want to hurt you. I want to make you happy, I want to make you smile. I live for you're smile. And you're laugh. I never want to see you sad. I want to make you feel good, worship you, love you. I want to hold you're hand in public, hold you, hug you, kiss you. I wan't to protect you and never let you get hurt again." Atem looked down at the wide purple eyes below him. "I love you Yugi. And no matter what happens, that will never change." Yugi blinked and felt something run a prickling line from the corner of his eye, off of his face and into the pillow. Raising a hand to his face he realised he was crying.

"Never? You wont stop loving me?" he asked and Atem nodded his head quickly, worried, why did his light cry? Yugi sat up slowly and Atem sat back on his heals. "Atem. Promise me. . ." he stopped and hesitated.

Atem reached forward and cupped Yugi's face "anything"

Yugi blinked away another tear "promise you won't leave me, won't stop loving me. That no matter what I've done you won't be so upset that you leave." Atem nodded and pulled his little one flush against him.

"I don't promise. I swear. I'll never leave, never stop loving you." Atem held Yugi in a crushing hug. "But Why?"

Yugi clung to his love "I haven't been eating properly. I haven't been happy and, and I've become so cold" Atem rubbed his back comfortingly.

Gently he laid them both back down. "Its ok love. I'll make you happy again." Yugi smiled. Sitting up he pulled off his shirt and revealed his chest. Each rib stood out in stark contrast from the light. Atem ran his hands along Yugi's stomach. Yugi smiled at the love and judge-less eyes his lover looked at him with and laid back down snuggling up against Atem's chest.

(LEMON starts here)

Atem smiled and ran his fingers down Yugi's chest and drew pictures on his stomach. The younger shivered and arched his back a little. "Mmmm" turning his face to Atem Yugi gently brushed their lips against each other. "I love you" Atem smiled and pulled Yugi back on top of himself so they were chest to chest.

"Oh really?" he said his voice deeper than usual. Yugi nodded wrapping his arms around his Yami's neck. Giving his lover a sly smile Yugi began to kiss along Atem's jaw line tugging at his clothes. Atem smiled as Yugi looked up at him tugging the cloth harder. Chuckling Atem raised his hand and gestured. Yugi watched as three tendrils of shadow left his hand and settled on Atem's clothes. Yugi looked up when nothing happened only to be caught up in a kiss. "Don't forget Yugi. You have to say the magic word".

Yugi huffed dramatically and looked away "ok fine." He said and pulled away. Sitting back on his heals he used the chibi eyes "Pllleeeaaassssseeeeeeeeeee?" Atem blinked. Yugi sat on his thighs stopping any movement of his lower region, his purple eyes looked to be on the verge of tears. Without hesitating in the slightest he let his hand fall. His clothes dissolved into the shadows leaving him bare of anything (including jewellery) save for a loin cloth. Yugi smiled. No one could survive the 'chibi eyes'. Looking down Yugi ran his hands over Atem's toned, muscular and tanned stomach. His pale skin stood in stark contrast. Atem sighed as his little one explored his chest and stomach with feather light touches.

Yugi ran his fingers over Atem's nipples a few times watching as they turned into hardened nubs. Said Pharaoh moaned, hands finding purchase on his little koi's thighs. Yugi smiled as his lovers lips remained opened in a silent moan as he breathed shakily. "Oh Yugi, what you do to me" he said, voice low and husky. Yugi smiled at him innocently. Atem watched as Yugi lent down catching one of his pert nipples with his lips. Atem's eyes widened and he bucked his hips. Both boys froze. The friction! Yugi groaned around the small amount of flesh in his mouth as Atem griped the bed sheets in his hand and bucked again. 'Oh God's!' Yugi released the nub and thrust back. Both young men cried out in pleasure. /Oh Yugi!/ the deep baritone voice rumbled through his body and he gasped. Atem reached further down his little one's back and grabbed his ass causing Yugi to throw his head back. With a playful smirk Atem flipped their positions again and looked down at his angel. "Yugi may I?" he asked again.

Yugi smiled at him "yes, Atem. My love, my Yami, my koi. Take me" he said and Atem smiled at him. Slowly he removed Yugi's remaining clothes and his own loin cloth. Finally naked to each other they looked the other over. "You're perfect Atem." Yugi reached up and ran his finger tips down his lovers chest. "My-lord?" he said and Atem took note that he emphasised the posesive part of the phrase part.

Atem smiled at him and ran his fingers up Yugi's side "yes my- love?" he too emphasised the 'my' part of the sentence.

The younger of the two pulled his hands back from their roaming and placed them above his head. "Take me. Make me yours." Atem didn't wait for the chibi eye's this time. Reaching down he rubbed the tip of Yugi's cock. The younger gasped and writhed about "Ah!" Atem smiled.

Wrapping his hand around his lovers shaft he began to pump it, hard. Yugi bucked up into the tight grip. "You like that?" Atem whispered into his little lovers ear. Yugi gasped and bucked harder griping Atem's shoulder's. With an almost manic glint in his eye Atem pulled his hand away, but before Yugi could moan against the loss he screamed. The wet heat of the elder's mouth on his member sent him into a state of bliss.

"Oh Yami! Yami! Yami! Yami! Yami!" Yugi thrashed his head back and forth as his lover sucked and licked at his length. "Oh Ra! Oh Yami!" Atem rubbed his thumbs against Yugi's hips and pressed in a little. "No, Atem don't!" Atem pulled away quickly.

"Yugi? Did I hurt you? Are you all right?" Yugi looked up at his lover as he peered back at him in worry.

"I'm fine" he said squeezing the pharaoh's shoulder's "you didn't hurt me, just... when you pushed into my hips I..." Yugi hesitated and Atem smiled.

Leaning down he nuzzled behind his lovers ear "it felt good?" Yugi nodded, he watched as the glint in Atem's eyes that had disappeared in his worry came back. Yugi shuddered. Then Atem pressed in at his hips again. Yugi cried out and Atem ducked his head back down to deep throat his member. Yugi screamed as he came, body shaking. Laying still Yugi tried to catch his breath as Atem swallowed and cleaned up what he had missed. Coming back up Atem laid beside his lover with a smirk "I assume you liked that?" he asked rubbing at the crease where Yugi's leg met his body.

Yugi shifted his hips and looked at his Pharaoh. "yea I liked it." he said and looked down "am I right in assuming we're not done?"

Atem smiled and kissed his nose "we can wait for you to recover love."

Yugi smiled and pulled his lover in for a kiss "but I don't want to wait." Atem smiled.

Climbing on top of his Aibou he looked about. "We'll need lube" he said and Yugi blushed 'Oh Ra I missed that blush' Yugi looked at the bed side table. Reaching up he pulled the second draw open and pulled out a little black tube. Silently handing it to Atem he spread his legs. "Damn Yugi, what you do to me" Atem whispered under his breath.

Yugi smiled and watched as his lover coated three fingers liberally. Closing his eyes he flinched slightly as the cold lubed fingers touched his entrance. Reaching down he stroked himself as Atem slid one finger in. "Oh Atem" his voice was barely above a whisper as the Pharaoh rubbed the walls of his channel. Atem watched his little one stroke himself harder as he added a second finger then a third.

Smirking Atem hooked his fingers. Yugi's eyes opened wide as he screamed. "Oh there it is" he said nonchalantly and Yugi looked at him with something akin to awe.

Blinking Yugi stopped stroking himself. Placing his hands above his head he took a deep breath "Atem?" said man looked up at him "stop teasing. I'm ready" Atem stared at him for a good moment. Then nodded. Removing his fingers he reached for the lube.

Then he screamed.

Yugi looked up at him with an innocent look as he rubbed the lube a little harder over the hard member. Atem watched his hands move, mesmerised. As the soft white hands removed themselves he straddled his lover. Yugi wrapped his arms around his lovers neck bringing him into a passionate kiss as Atem slowly thrust into him. Looking down Atem panted. "Oh by Ra, Yugi. This is... ahu" before he could finish his sentence his arms gave way and he collapsed onto the lean frame of his lover.

Yugi clung to Atem as pleasure flooded his system. Unknown to Atem he had hit Yugi's prostrate on the first thrust. Atem shifted and Yugi cried out. "Atem!" the pharaoh looked up instantly into the pleasure filled face of his lover.

"Yugi?" he shifted again and said young man threw his head back.

"Atem there!" Yugi begged and Atem smiled. Pushing himself up he took note of the angle and pulled out excruciatingly slowly until just the tip of his member remained inside his lovers channel. Stopping he waited for Yugi to look up at him /Beg/ he demanded through their link. Yugi looked up at Atem, hunger sparkling in his eyes "please my-lord, please Pharaoh. Take mercy on me. My king" Atem smiled /good, Yugi. You're mine./ Yugi opened his mouth to agree.

He never got the chance. Atem snapped his hips forward tearing a scream from his lover. Again and again he pounded into the love of his life. (which really meant something when you were thousands of years old and had been dead for almost a whole year) With a vice like grip on Yugi's hips Atem buried himself deep in his body again. Pleasurable electricity flooded through both of their bodies as they climaxed together.

Yugi shook from the force of his release as Atem collapsed beside him. "I love you Atem" he whispered as golden light washed through the window.

"I love you too Yugi" he replied holding his little lover to his chest. "Always"

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