Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Virus ❯ Chapter 2

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Virus - Chapter 2

"You, you do, my hikari?" Yami's voice asked with quiet wonder. //Had he allowed his thoughts to drift across his mind shield?//

"Sure I do! It won't be easy, but I believe he will fight honorably this time. It won't be like when he dueled Grandpa, or when we met at Pegasus' castle." Yugi didn't notice as Yami's face fell. Reviewing what his hikari had been talking about, he realized that Yugi's 'I do' was saying he believed that Kaiba would not resort to cheating in their upcoming duel.

"Yes, of course you are correct. He has learned much since that time. And speaking of time, it is time for all good little aibou's to be in bed." Yami's light tone was for his hikari's benefit.

Yugi gave Yami a beatific smile, hugged his darker half, and tumbled into bed. "Goodnight, Yami."

"Goodnight, Yugi." And with that, Yami retreated to his soul room within the puzzle. It was here that he could allow his emotions free reign. Here, his dreams could be made into reality, if only for a brief time. His lover, his Yugi, would be gone come sunrise. At dawn's light, the dream lover would disappear and Yami would have to face another day of longing and loneliness - another day of watching his aibou, but not touching him the way he wanted to touch.

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The next morning found the friends gathered outside the Kaiba mansion. The last to show up were Ryou and his yami. The two were arguing over whose fault it was that the alarm clock didn't wake them in time for Ryou to have breakfast before meeting his friends.

Yami narrowed his eyes and frowned at Bakura. "Why have you come out, Tomb Robber? Ryou's friends are here to support his dueling efforts. He has no need of your badgering this day."

Bakura returned Yami's glare with one of his own. "You overstep your bounds, Pharaoh. Ryou is mine and I shall deal with him as I please. If I want to watch his pathetic display of dueling prowess, then I shall do so."

"Fool."

"Ass."

"Simpleton."

"Idiot ."

As the yami's traded insults, Mokuba Kaiba opened the front door and greeted everyone; his big brother was close behind. Seto watched the embittered spirits then turned his gaze to Yugi. The others faded into the background as Seto looked upon the boy who had been haunting his dreams. Yugi was dressed in his usual leather and buckles. His tri-colored hair that Seto yearned to stroke was shining in the early morning sunlight.

"Moron."

Before Bakura could respond to the latest jibe, he glanced at the open door. Seeing the look of hunger on Kaiba's face, a look directed at the stupid Pharaoh's stupid light, he goaded Yami. "Instead of sticking your nose into MY hikari's business, you should work harder at keeping things from sticking into YOUR hikari's …um… business."

Yami stared open-mouthed at Bakura, wondering what nonsense the other spirit was spouting. He followed Bakura's gaze to Kaiba and immediately understood what the other was talking about. Yugi, bless his pure little heart, was talking with Kaiba, a happy smile on his face that was reflected in his lovely eyes. Kaiba's gaze was anything but pure. It showed want and need. Yami instantly disappeared into his soul room, and then quickly took over Yugi's body. He nearly laughed aloud at the look on Kaiba's face as he realized the ancient spirit now controlled the one he had been drooling over.

"We're here, Kaiba. It's time to duel."

Kaiba grimaced as his greatest rival appeared, replacing the form of his greatest wet dream. Obviously, Yami could read his thoughts concerning Yugi. Stepping back, he waved the group into the mansion and led the way to the rear courtyard. The dueling disks were sitting on a cloth-covered table in the center of the yard.

"All right," said Kaiba. "Who wants to go first?"

"Me and Yugi! Then you guys can challenge the winner." Joey hopped over the railing separating the house from the grounds and jogged over to the table. "Are these the same ones you used in the Duelist Kingdom?"

"The very same. Here, Yami. You and Yugi can use my disk." Kaiba led the other to the table and helped strap on the wrist device. When the strap was in place, Yami relinquished control to Yugi and materialized beside his hikari. Yami gave a smile to Yugi then returned to Tea, Tristan, and Ryou, but not before giving a warning glare to Kaiba. Kaiba was a little put out about not dueling Yugi first, but at least he could stare at the boy for a while without anyone other than Yami thinking anything of it.

Spying from the second story, Robbins got a bad feeling. Kaiba was supposed to use the disk first. Prax was very specific - the virus embedded in the bogus card control chip would only affect the first few cards Kaiba activated. If that Yugi kid used the disk first, then it would be his cards that would become infected. Damn! Whatever Prax had planned depended on Kaiba being the initial user. Double damn!

"I'm not sticking around in case this gets messy. I changed the chips. I've got the money. It's not like Prax can sue me or anything!" Robbins whispered as he sneaked downstairs and out of the house, unseen except for a pair of fierce eyes belonging to a certain tomb robber.

"Hmm. I wonder what that was about. So long as it doesn't involve Ryou, I don't really care." Bakura continued on his mission to steal food from the Kaiba kitchen for his hikari. He had finally relented and admitted to Ryou that it was his fault they woke late. The alarm had gone off, but one Maneater Bug later and the clock was history. Now not only did he have to claim food for Ryou, but also he had to get a new alarm clock. Grinning evilly, Bakura ran up to the elder Kaiba's room. When he came back downstairs, there was a suspicious bulge under his sweater. Come Monday morning, Kaiba would find it a little difficult to get to work on time. Hee-hee-hee.