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Dai-na: This was just something I thought up while the muses were on vacation. I have a second chapter to this and a third in the works but their rough drafts at best and need some tidying up. Let me know what you think of this one first, okay? This is SetoXYamiXYugi with some Dark MagicianXgijinka Blue Eyes in later chapter. As always, please review.

The Difference One Night Can Make By: Dai-onna

Yugi exhaled a deep breath as he swallowed some of the water from the river, relieving his parched throat. The moon shone directly overhead, almost accusingly. It was deep into the night and everyone else was asleep. He had tried to sleep; knowing that they probably had a long day ahead of them the next day but rest had eluded him. He couldn't stop thinking about the night's earlier events; when Kaiba had shown up. He had known that the billionaire was still alive; no one as stubborn as him would die without taking the rest of the world with him. He'd even had the feeling that it had been the chestnut-haired boy that had helped him during the duel with the imposter who'd possessed his deck.

He had the sinking feeling that, without Exodia in his deck, he would have lost if it hadn't been for that virus that had been uploaded into the Blue Eyes.

But still, he hadn't expected to see him on the island.

It was stupid, really. Kaiba's brother, Mokuba was the only thing, aside from his Blue eyes', that he truly cherished. It was obvious that he'd come to save him. But seeing Kaiba, so unexpectedly, had caught him off guard and he'd been unprepared for the wave of emotions that had crashed into him.

Seto Kaiba was his ultimate ideal. He was, to Yugi anyway, completely perfect. He left the younger boy awed and captivated. And if he ever found out, Yugi was certain that he'd crawl up in a hole somewhere and die from the mortification of it. As it stood, Yugi had the older boy's respect as a duelist, and one day he hoped to have his friendship. But that was his optimistic nature. If Kaiba ever found out his true feelings, he would not only lose all chance of that friendship, slim though it was, he'd also lose his hard-won respect. And that was something he wasn't sure he could survive.

Sighing, he dipped his hands back into the water for another drink.

"You really shouldn't drink from that. It might not be sanitary." Came a dark, rich voice from behind him. Yugi recognized it instantly and whirled around, stunned to see Kaiba leaning against a tree, looking at him with an unreadable expression.

"Kaiba! What are you doing here? I thought you were going to the castle."

The older boy's eyes flashed for a moment and, not for the first time, Yugi wished that he knew what was going on behind their azure depths.

"There's nothing I can do there tonight." He said evenly. It made Yugi want to sigh in frustration but he restrained himself.

"So why are you here? Not that you're not welcome to join us, but I don't think that's it."

The older boy nodded and came over to stand with him by the riverbank.

Yugi couldn't suppress the shiver that ran through him at having is secret love so close.

"I'm not delusional, Yugi." He said softly. "I know that Pegasus is dangerous and quite insane. I know that I could go into that castle and never come back." Yugi shuddered at the thought. How could he talk about something like that so easily? He looked up at the taller boy, waiting for him to continue.

"I don't like having regrets. If I die in there, I don't want to have any."

Yugi blinked up at him, confused. What did he regret? Losing to him in their duel? Did he want a rematch? He got the feeling that it was something else.

"I don't understand." was all he said. He grew further confused when Kaiba moved in front of him and pulled him close. Yugi could only stare, fascinated as the older boy bent down and claimed his lips. The kiss was soft and gentle but not hesitant.

Yugi was dumbstruck.

Kaiba was kissing him.

Seto Kaiba, his idol.

Seto Kaiba, the boy that he'd practically worshiped for the past few weeks, was kissing him and he was just standing there like an idiot. When the older boy was about to pull away he brought his arms up, holding him close and deepened the kiss. The brunette murmured appreciatively into his mouth.

They stood there like that for what may have been minutes or hours, in the moonlight by the riverbank, just holding each other until they finally separated, needing air. They only pulled back far enough to breathe, each remaining in the security of the other's arms.

"You want me." Yugi murmured, not really asking. Seto's blue eyes flashed again, but this time the barriers came completely down, exposing their depths to the smaller boy who stared into them, awed.

Seto shook his head slightly.

"I love you." He said simply and, for the first time, Yugi heard real emotion lacing his voice.

Yugi nodded with a smile. Right there, just the two of them holding each other, knowing what might happen later, it just seemed that simple. He had no trouble responding in kind.

"I love you too."

The brunette captured his lips with another kiss only this one was far more demanding then the first. Yugi yielded to him without hesitation, parting his lips to permit entrance to the older boy's questing tongue. He didn't give it a second thought as Seto lowered him softly to lay on the grass, his long form covering Yugi's smaller one. He ran his hands up the older boy's arms reach the edge of his jacket and pulled it off, tossing it aside to be instantly forgotten.

While using one arm to hold himself up, Seto used his other hand to tug at the buckles on Yugi's clothes. When he finally worked the smaller boy's shirt off  Yugi blushed slightly and he felt the slight form shift beneath him. He looked at the now taller boy beneath him and knew something was off. He pulled back a little to examine this new person.

"You're not Yugi….But, you are…" He murmured, confused.

   The other boy gave him a thoughtful smile.

"You're right. It's like…. There's two of us in here," he said, tapping his temple with one finger. "One is Yugi and the other is myself. We are like the same person but, at the same time, we're not. When Yugi feels unsure or lacking confidence I take over." Seto thought about this for a moment.

"You were the one I dueled." Yami nodded. Seto gave him a pensive look.

"I want to be with Yugi. I don't want him to be uncertain with me. He has no need."

Yami nodded again and leaned up to kiss him again.

"No matter what, you will always be with both of us. There is no one or the other. You're just choosing the front."

Seto understood and pulled him closer as he shifted back to a sheepish looking Yugi. Seto gave him a rare smile that had the smaller boy tearing up.

"I love you Yugi. All of you." He said warmly, his gaze running over the lithe form. Yugi blushed again but nodded his understanding.

The brunette lowered his head to run his lips over the exposed skin, worshiping his petite lover. Yugi moaned contentedly as he allowed his Koi to make love to him.

In the afterglow of their lovemaking, there was no awkwardness. The held each other, then played in the cool water of the river as they cleaned off. They laughed and splashed about like children, neither thinking about the hours to come when they would have to part, or what Seto would be facing.

Yugi pulled his sopping lover close, wrapping his arms around his waist and placed soft kisses on his chest. The sun would be coming up soon and his friends would awaken. Seto would leave and he wanted to make the most of this time they had together.

It could be their last…

They sat together on the riverbank as they dried off. Yugi sat wrapped in his lover's arms, his body heat warding off any chill.

"Seto…?"

"Hmm?"

"Please be careful." Yugi turned to face the taller boy. "I just found you. I don't want to lose you." Seto pulled him closer and pressed a soft kiss to his temple.

"I will. I have something important that I'm fighting for and something just as vital to come back to. Besides you'll get in there soon enough. You can make sure I don't do anything stupid." Seto's expression turned surprisingly somber.

"I want you to promise me something though."

Yugi looked up at him curious and nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"Mokuba means everything to me. For the longest time he was all I had. If… If I fail, I want you to promise me you'll save him. Even if—" He cut himself off, trying to fight against the tears that threatened to spill over. He buried his face in Yugi's hair and tried to steady himself.

"If it comes down to a choice, Mokuba comes first. If you could save him, even at the cost of my life, I want you to do it. I couldn't stand living knowing that I was the reason that my brother wasn't there. Please Yugi, I'm begging you. Promise me."

Yugi's cheeks were soaked and he nodded mutely, knowing that if presented with such a situation he would do as his love asked but he too would die in the process. Emotionally if not physically.

"I promise:" He managed to choke out. Both boys dressed and Seto pulled Yugi to him for one last kiss. Both of them had tears staining their faces and they clung to each other desperately, never wanting to let go.

In the end, Seto pulled away. He brushed his hand softly over his love's cheek, wiping away the damp stream, then turned, walking away with out looking back.

Brokenly, Yugi headed back to the clearing where his friends were just starting to rouse. Joey spotted him first and instantly noticed the tears streaming uncontrollably down his face and went over to him, alarmed. Yugi said nothing but threw himself into his friend's arms and broke down, sobbing violently in fear and grief. Everyone watched him shocked and concerned but no one said anything as the blonde soothingly stroked the small boy's back as he cried, fearing that he might never see his love again.

~~Owari~~