The Ties Of Friendship

Author's Note: Here's the last bit. Enjoy!


Yugi’s grandfather had been ecstatic to learn of his grandson’s release, but worried about his welfare. Yami didn’t tell him what Yugi had gone through at the hands of the other prisoners, he couldn’t. He only wished he could forget himself.

He knew Yugi loved him, perhaps always had. He had let himself get caught up on the excitement of having his own body and therefore, own life. He had enjoyed the freedom that gave him at Yugi’s expense. He hadn’t even noticed that they had all ignored him, that the others wanted to know more about himself. He was more outgoing than Yugi and that had attracted the others like moths to a flame. He had soaked it all up. Yugi had tried to tell him and he didn’t hear him. When he did hear him, he only remembered Yugi’s hateful words and not see the pain behind them, and Yugi paid the price of it all.

Now Yami was beside the bed of his unconscious friend, he reached out a hand to take Yugi’s hand. “I won’t leave you again, Yugi, this I promise you,” he said before laying a gentle kiss on the hand in his own.

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Yami stayed true to his promise, he stayed beside Yugi’s bed and was there when he finally came to. He saw the concerned look on his face and smiled up at him. Yami smiled back.

“I’m sorry,” he said.

“Why Yami?”

“For being blind.”

“Blind?”

“To your love.”

Yugi’s eyes teared up, “It doesn’t matter now. I can’t hold on any longer, we can never be together.”

“Yugi, you’re free. The real killer has been caught.”

Yugi blinked, “What?”

“Weevil killed Tèa and Tristan, he bashed them from behind, they never knew what happened.”

“W – Weevil. Why?”

“Because he hated you and your friends. You beat him, Joey beat him. He wasn’t right in the head anymore.”

“I’m free.”

Yami reached out and touched Yugi’s face, “You are free of the prison. But you are not free of me.”

Yugi smiled.

“Rest now, you have to heal then you can come home where you belong.”

Yugi closed his eyes and did go back to sleep.

Yami continued to gently stroke Yugi’s face. He thought of how close he had come to losing him. The memory of that last visit to the prison would haunt him forever.

Reluctantly he had to leave his love’s bedside when doctors and nurses came in. He took the time to go and see Joey again.

“He woke up,” said Yami simply.

“Was he…okay?”

“He will be, and now he can come home,” it came out flat.

“Ah, don’t get me wrong here, but ain’t that a good thing. You look like it’s not.”

“When I spoke to him earlier, he mentioned that if he were to go back to prison, we could never be together.”

“So?”

“How can we be together after all he’s been through?”

“Why should that change anything? He’ll need someone to help him adjust to freedom again. He’ll need someone to love him as much as he loves them.”

Yami bowed his head, “I don’t deserve him.”

“Nah, maybe you don’t and maybe I could have been a better friend to him, but he deserves all the love he can get, don’t ya think.”

Yami nodded, “If it weren’t for you, he would have died, Joey.”

“Yeah, well, if you hadn’t come into his life at all, he wouldn’t have much of one. Neither would I come to think of it.”

“I thank you for your friendship If he hadn’t had that…” he looked into Joey’s eyes, “The ties of friendship bind us, I’m glad they have been strong enough to get us here and I hope they will continue to do so.”

“You just look after Yugi and I’m sure they will. I’m getting out of here soon. I’ll come and see him when I do.”

Yami nodded, he wanted just that, to get back to Yugi and never let him go.

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Yami walked behind Yugi and they silently moved through the graveyard. It had been one of Yugi’s first requests upon getting home, that he wanted to see the graves of his lost friends. He had never been given the chance to say goodbye to them.

First they found Tèa’s; Yugi placed some flowers there and stood looking at her name crying silently. Yami stood behind him gently caressing his shoulders, easing away some of the pain. He remembered some words that Weevil had said when he had been cornered. That she might have died thinking Yugi had killed her, he would never tell Yugi that, he had been though enough.

After a while Yugi turned and they went to look for Tristan’s grave. Again Yugi laid some flowers and cried for his friend. Only this time he turned and held onto Yami who hugged him tightly to his body.

They left in silence. They went home in silence.

Yami had a room separate from Yugi’s, but the smaller followed him in and sat with him on his bed. “Do you love me, Yami?”

“What? Of course I do.”

“And if I asked you to make love to me, would you?”

“Yugi, you just got home, and after what they did –“

“I am fine. And I want you. I’ve been fine for weeks; they wanted my lung to heal before letting me out. I want you to make love to me. I may not be a virgin, but no one has ever made love to me, the rest was… not love.”

Yami was surprised. He hadn’t thought about this. Loving Yugi was one thing, but to make love to him?

Yugi saw the hesitation, “I’m sorry, I should not have asked. I’m no good for anyone now.” He tried to get away but Yami grabbed him, stopping him.

“No, oh Ra, no Yugi, it’s not that, it could never be that. I love you with all my heart, no matter what’s happened. It’s just that, I hadn’t thought about…sex… with you. I want to spend my life with you, be with you forever. But I’ve never…”

“Been with another man?”

“Ah, no.”

“Oh, I shouldn’t have asked, I’m sorry Yami, just please don’t leave me.”

Yami heard the hurt in his words, “I would never leave you. In fact I promised I never would again. And it’s not that I might not want to be with you like that… I never want to hurt you.”

“You wouldn’t hurt me, not that way. I can wait,” he smiled up at his friend, then left the room.

Yami was dumbfounded, he really hadn’t thought about a sexual relationship with Yugi. Or that Yugi would ever want that after his time in prison. Sure he had kissed him, but not on the lips. Did he want a sexual union with Yugi?

He lay down on his bed to think about it.

As he lay there he saw something which reminded him of how they had gotten together. The Millennium puzzle sat on a shelf; he had not worn it since Yugi had sent in to him when he was arrested. It had been too much of a reminder of what had happened, of what he had believed Yugi had done at the time. He had forgotten about it, forgotten to give it back.

He got up and got it down and hurried to Yugi’s room, yet even as he opened the door he heard the quiet sobbing. Despite what Yugi had said, it did hurt him.

Yami went it and put a hand on Yugi’s shoulder, “Don’t cry Yugi.”

“Can’t help it.”

“I came to give you something we had both forgotten about. Something that used to unite us.” He held out the puzzle and Yugi turned around and sat up, wiping his tears.

“The puzzle,” he took it from Yami. “Never thought I’d ever see it again.”

“Put it on,” urged Yami.

Yugi did so and the moment he did it flashed brightly. Both Yami and Yugi cried out with the reconnection.

“Oh Ra, our link is back,” said Yami.

Yugi sat there with his eyes closed a look of rapture on his face.

“Oh Ra,” sighed Yami. “How could I have missed this?”

He closed his own eyes and drew inward, he knew where Yugi was.

The door was open when he reached it and Yugi stood there looking at the changes in his soul room. The toys were mostly gone, though a few games sat here and there and it was not as golden as it had been, and in one corner there was a darkness that might never lift. But he was turned away from that, he was waiting for his partner to arrive.

Yami saw the changes too, and they hurt, especially the darkness, but Yugi looked the same, his hair restored to its former glory, his eyes as huge as ever. “I missed this place,” he said quietly.

Yami closed in on him, “But you can’t stay here Yugi.”

“I know that, but I’m not so spoilt here. I feel less dirty.”

“Oh Yugi, you aren’t dirty, you never could be. You still have a pure soul, can’t you see that and I will always love you. You never asked for any of what happened, and that includes all that happened before the deaths of our friends. Sometimes I wish we had never found that spell to restore my body and we could have always been together.”

“No Yami, if there’s one thing I have learned; it is that you needed to be free. I’ve seen that now. You shouldn’t have been locked up.”

“Yes. Just like you should not have,” he moved closer and took Yugi into his arms. “Now I understand.”

Yugi looked up at him wondering about his words.

“I had needs then, now you have needs. They may not be in the same way, but I do understand. And what we had when we were together is still here, I felt your love then and I feel it now. I just tried to ignore it then, just as I am now.” With that said he leaned down and kissed Yugi on the lips.

Yugi almost collapsed in his arms, “What’s wrong?”

“I’ve never been kissed before either, and that was…wow.”

Yami chuckled, “Let’s take this outside huh?”

“Really?”

“Yes, Yugi, I’d love to make love to you, as no one else ever has.”

They both came out of their trance like state and looked into each other’s eyes. Then Yami moved to his love on the bed, and kissed him again, only this time in the flesh. He also got the same reaction.

They kissed for some time, tongues duelling as their bodies heated up. Then Yami felt a hand at his belt, trying to undo it. He pulled back a little and let Yugi get on with it, before reaching for the smaller’s t-shirt, to pull it over his head. Then he reached for another kiss, his hands ruffling through Yugi’s hair. It wasn’t very long yet, he had had it cut evenly once he was well enough, so it could grow back, right now it was very short, but still felt good to have a hand go through it.

“I miss your hair.”

“It’ll grow back.”

“That’s not all that’s growing,” said Yami reaching down to relieve himself of his leather pants and briefs.

Yugi stared delightedly at the erection that sprung free, “Did I do that?”

Yami smiled and dived in for another kiss, “You know you did, little devil.” As he devoured Yugi’s mouth he began undoing Yugi’s jeans and as he pulled back from the kiss, pulled them and his boxers down and off his legs, before pulling his own tank top over his head.

Now Yugi was only wearing the Millennium puzzle, and he was in nothing at all. Both very aroused, and Yami wanted to taste all of Yugi. Taking one last long kiss, he started on a downward trail of the other’s body. His mouth found Yugi’s nipple which elicited a surprised cry from Yugi, so Yami concentrated on it, getting more soft moans and Yugi’s hands fisted the sheets tightly. He moved to the other and took the same attention to it, before making a slow, soft trip further down. Yugi’s stomach jumped as he travelled over it, until he was faced with Yugi’s cock, standing proudly before him. He took a lick up its length.

“Ahhhh,” cried Yugi, his back arching.

So Yami did it again, hearing ahhs and ohhhs with each stroke of his tongue. He circled the tip, then moved closer to take it inside his mouth. He sucked on the head, not ready yet to take the whole thing in, but it was enough to give Yugi the pleasure he needed. He used a hand to stroke the rest, and that was enough to bring Yugi off. He came inside the other’s mouth and Yami drank it down.

Yami once again worked his way upwards, again stopping at the nipples on his way up to Yugi’s mouth. He pulled back then, “Are you really sure you want me inside you?”

“Oh Gods, yes. I never wanted anyone else, never.”

“I’ll need something though, I know that much.”

“Top draw beside table,” said Yugi.

Yami shook his head; yes he really had wanted this.

He got the tube out of the draw and poured some onto one of his fingers. Yugi had already opened his legs in anticipation. “This way?”

“Yes, every other… I want to see your face, only ever your face.”

Yami nodded in understanding. This was not the same as before. He placed his finger at Yugi’s entrance and slowly pushed in, circling, pulling out then back in. Again Yugi’s hands fisted at the sheets and he lifted his buttocks off the bed. Yami got braver and pushed in further, continuing his actions, watching how Yugi reacted. He was afraid to hurt him, but all he could see was obvious pleasure and need.

“More,” moaned Yugi.

Yami pulled out his single finger, slicked up another, then pushed them both in together.

“Oh yes,” cried Yugi, “That’s it, more Yami.”

But Yami was not to be hurried, he took his time before the third finger joined the others and he was thrusting in and out, Yugi already pushing back onto him. Yami knew he was ready.

Still a little nervously he removed his fingers and moved into position, Yugi’s legs curled around his waist, trying to draw him down faster. But Yami positioned himself carefully, then slowly began to push inside. With Yugi’s legs pulling on him, he was soon buried to the hilt inside his new lover.

“Move Yami, oh please move,” begged Yugi, moving his own hands to play with Yami’s chest, circling and pulling on his nipples.

That made Yami move; he pulled back, then pushed back in and began a steady rhythm, his own cries of pleasure joining Yugi’s. And then all of a sudden Yugi cried out, “OH YES!”

Yami almost stopped in surprise, “What, have I hurt you?”

“No, oh Gods, no way, do that again, hit me right there again, that’s the best!”

So Yami did so and got the same response, so he kept on doing it as the pleasure built in him as well. It really did feel good to be inside Yugi, his muscles bearing down on him with each in thrust. And he could feel the pressure building in his balls, feeling them tighten, as Yugi came spurting onto his stomach, bearing down harder, driving him over the edge and releasing inside Yugi’s body. He stopped there above his love’s body coming down from the high he had been driven to, still inside but softening quickly.

Yugi smiled a megawatt smile back up at him, “Thank you Yami.”

Yami leaned down and kissed his lover’s lips, “No, thank you Yugi.”

He pulled out and lay down beside Yugi, pulling him into his arms as he spooned up behind him. Yugi was drifting off and Yami clasped his arms around him. He was right where he belonged; like Joey had said he was meant to be. And they were both free.

THE END