AN: Don't own YGO or its characters and make no money, woohoo!

If you didn't read the first 'AN' this takes place right after Duelist Kingdom before, at least in the subbed episodes, Yami and Yuugi really start talking to one another. And they're having some last minute reservations about themselves and each other, oh snizzap.

In the anime this is also when Yami rarely refers to Yuugi as 'aibou' and usually calls him 'mou hitori no ore' instead.

For those of you who don't know what it means, 'mou hitori no ore' means the same as 'mou hitori no boku', a rough translation of 'other me'. The only difference is that 'boku' is a more polite way to refer to one's self (hence why Yuugi uses it) and 'ore', as you'll see most of the males in YGO do other than Yuugi and Ryou do, is a rougher, tougher way of referring to yourself (hence why Yami uses it).

Also I'm really not sure if Yami is being comforting or creepy at the end of this chapter...maybe both, like Season 0 Yami combined with Seasons 1+ Yami.

Okay, so read and enjoy the show (or something)! Please review and thanks for reading!

'Yuugi'

'Mou hitori no boku'

That's what you all call me.

Your 'other self', that's what you have dubbed me, mou hitori no ore.

So that's what I have dubbed you.

But who am I?

Am I you?

It's hard to believe so.

You can be so timid, so meek.

I've been tempted to think of you as weak.

I used to think of you as weak.

All of your enemies also had that initial impression.

I don't want to be your enemy.

I want to protect you.

So I do.

I want you to be happy.

I don't know why.

Maybe because I have nothing else.

Maybe that's why I live according to your memories. I don't have my own.

I live for you, mou hitori no ore. Why are you so conflicted about my presence?

It frustrates me.

I protect you. I've made the ones who hurt you pay for it and those who would hurt you think twice about it.

Can you not see that mou hitori no ore?

I make sure we win, mou hitori no ore.

I will make sure we always win.

Who are 'we'? Who am I? Who are you?

It is meaningless. It does not matter.

I will always be here mou hitori no ore.

Always.

Thanks for reading, please review!