To Want Love

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Chapter Thirteen: Bakura’s Admiration

It was later that same day when Yami went back to see Yugi. He was slightly worried about what mood Yugi might be in when he walked into the room but he was trying to stay positive as he pondered: ‘I hope Jou was able to talk to Yugi even with all the things he and Seto have been busy with in order for them to be ready for their mating show on time.’ A grin tugged at Yami’s lips. ‘Hehe. It is funny the Seto of now can’t be away from Jou for more then half an hour.’

His mood lightened slightly by those more amusing thoughts, Yami continued on with his walk down the many hallways of the house. He was holding a tray in one of his hands and a box in the other. In side the box was a gift for Yugi.

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“What’s in the box?” came a question from one of the boys. “Why did he get Yugi a gift?”

“Well now, I think that maybe I should tell you all something about demon tradition first before we get to what is in the box. When demons wish to mate someone they give them gifts as a way of showing what they can do or give to the other”, Mr. M. explained before moving on with the story. “So, Yami had just arrived at the door…”

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Yami had just arrived at the door to Yugi’s room before he realized that since both of his hands were full, he could nether knock nor open the door. So the demon moved the box under his arm carefully so that he could knock before reciting the spell. The door opened and Yami went inside. The demon was met with the sight of Yugi sitting in one of the chairs in the room, reading one of the many books that had been stashed there.

Yugi looked up from what he had been reading just as Yami kicked the door closed. Yugi looked a bit startled and all the small human managed to get out was: “Oh, ah He-hello.” It was not much but it made Yami happy nonetheless, since Yugi seemed to finally be willing to talk to him.

“Good evening there little one”, Yami greeted the other gently. “How are you doing? Is there anything I can get you? I mean, other then what I got here.” He started walking to towards Yugi as he spoke but stopped just eight feet from the human in order to put the tray down on the table. Yami then slid the tray across the floor over to Yugi so that it stopped in front of the human. As Yugi’s gaze focused on the tray Yami continued to speak: “Here, you must be hungry. I had some difficulties in getting some time so that I could come see you again.” Yami shifted on his feet slightly, feeling rather nervous because of the possibility of Yugi freaking out on him again. “So, last time I told you that someone was going to come by and talk to you for a bit. Did Jou come by to visit you?”

“Y-yes he did”, Yugi stuttered with a quick nod. “He t-told me a bit about what is going on but I still want to know why I am here in the first place. Why did you s-save me?” Yugi lowered his gaze at the tray for a moment before picking up some of the cheese that was on it in an effort to keep himself moving.

“Well, I see that you don’t think I am going to eat you any more. Jou did better than I thought”, Yami spoke softly, giving Yugi a gentle smile. “As for why you are here, that is a bit of a story. But you were brought here as food for us. A mistake on the hunters’ part, seeing that I wanted you as my mate.” The demon frowned with distaste at the memory of finding Yugi locked away in a cage. “You see, I didn’t want to scare you like this. I wanted to court you into becoming my mate. I still do and would go trough with it if you let me.” He ran a hand through his thick mane of hair. “But things didn’t turn out the way I would have wanted to, and so here you are.” Yami finally set the box down and waited as Yugi ate. A few long moments passed before Yugi said anything.

“So you never wanted to eat me in the first place”, were the next words Yugi said before sinking back into his previous thoughtful silence. Then the boy continued. “You really only want to court me and have me as a life mate?”

Yami nodded in response but said nothing. The demon was happy just knowing that Yugi was talking to him at last. The words themselves had also made Yami happier but Yugi’s next ones were not something he wanted to hear.

“I’m sorry”, Yugi started in a forlorn tone of voice, making Yami feel a little sad even if he didn’t show it on the outside. But then Yugi went on, saying: “I’m sorry for hitting you yesterday. And if you still want to, you can court me.” Yugi’s voice became smaller at the end of the little speech.

Yami, on the other hand, could almost not believe what he was hearing. Yugi, his little one, had just said that he could court him. Yami couldn’t have been happier than at that moment. He could not keep the hopefulness from his voice as he questioned: “You really mean that, little one? You really want me to court you?” Yugi nodded his head mutely. “Well, in that case, here. This is for you.” Yami moved closer to Yugi and set the box down in Yugi’s lap.

Yugi looked at the wooden box in wonderment and curiosity. Then he lifted his gaze up at Yami and asked: “What is it?”

“It is a gift. Part of the courting is that I give you a gift. But as for its contents, you will have to open it to find out.” was the only reply Yami gave before stepping back a bit to watch Yugi.

Yugi observed the box for a little while longer before opening up the lid. There was a small gem inside the box. It was unlike any thing Yugi had ever seen. The gem itself was golden in color and it been set into a disk that was bass in color.

Breathing out an awed sigh Yugi questioned in a voice that was barely above a whisper: “Wow, what is it?”

“It is gem from the cave of demons”, Yami explained. “There is no other like it in this world. But it also has a purpose and that is to make it so that a human can mate with a demon as easily as possible.” The demons watched as Yugi took the necklace out of the box and put it around his neck. It suited the little human perfectly.

“Now I am sorry but I must go”, Yami spoke then, observing Yugi’s face some more before he was forced away from the little human. “I have a few things to look at before going to bed tonight. But I am happy that you don’t hate me or anything anymore. So sleep well tonight Yugi, as I know that I am going to, with dreams of you.”

“Thank you”, Yugi mumbled with a cute blush spreading on his cheeks. “I hope you have a good night.” After that the human watched as Yami left through the door.

‘Little one, you will make the perfect mate.’ Yami thought gleefully. ‘I am happy to know that you will least let me court you now. It is a small step forward but I will take what I can get when it comes to you.” Yami knew exactly what his next destination was going to be. And that was wherever it was that Bakura sneaked off to at night.

Yami made it out through the door of the house just in time to see Bakura pass through the front gates. Moving fast Yami followed Bakura all the way to the nearest town, where he found Bakura lurking in the bushes near the store Night and Day; the same store where Yami had been shopping for food for Yugi.

Watching the other demon carefully, Yami came to the conclusion that Bakura was looking at the boy from the other day, Ryou. Why else would the white-haired demon be peering through the windows into a human grocery store?

Smirking to himself in amusement Yami walked towards Bakura, stopping right behind the crouching demon. Yami’s opening line was: “Stalking? How utterly human of you, Bakura.”

Bakura did not seem to be startled by Yami’s sudden arrival; the demon did not even look back at the star-haired youth as he snapped: “Shut up you buffoon!”

“And here I thought you could not be interested in someone who looks like you”, Yami spoke to Bakura without any reaction to the other’s rudeness. Yami knew that he was being a pain towards Bakura at the moment but he simply could not resist having a bit of fun with the serious demon.

“He doesn’t look a thing like me!” Bakura snarled defensively. Yami thought that the response had come almost too slowly to be believable. Still, the crimson-eyed demon stayed calm as he questioned: “What about the hair then?”

To that Bakura just said: “A minor coincidence. The boy looks like an angel fallen from the heavens.”

Looking at Bakura for a moment Yami allowed his smirk to grow even wider as he queried: “You fell in love with him this fast?”

That was the point where Bakura almost lost it. Finally turning around to Yami the white-haired demon hissed out: “Don’t be ridiculous. I don’t love. I merely admire his beauty.”

Yami knew that any more teasing from his would push Bakura over the edge, so he merely sighed and said: “Right. Of course.” Yami crossed his arms over his chest as he looked down at the back of Bakura’s head. “Anyway, as long as I am here I have to pick up more food. And you’d better be getting back soon.” To this Bakura only nodded, too far gone with looking at Ryou to care what Yami had said to him. It was with a yet another sigh that the star-haired demon walked off, leaving his companion to his own devices.

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