Uncovering the Truth

Sweat It Out

A/N: Hello all. Sorry for the cliffhanger in the last chapter. At least I don't make you wait long in between chapters *laughs.* I hope you enjoy this one.

/Thoughts/

*Mind Link*

"Yugi..we don't have a healer here that can fix this," Rhea commented sadly lowering her head.

"What about the 'sweat it out' option. You said it was one of the best cures," the large pleading amethyst landed on Jade; begging for her to provide hope.

Jade visibly paled, "It is, but the chances are still slim to none that it will work. Without a healer, the best we can do is to put him in a heated room for a while, let him rest, and hope he recovers."

Yugi clutched Yami to his chest, his entire body trembling, "Please do whatever you can. I can't lose him! I won't lose him!"

"Follow me," Rhea whispered. She swam to an enclosed cavern surrounded by coral and seaweed. She pulled the seaweed aside, "Put him in here."

Yugi carried Yami into the dark cavern pausing just inside the door allowing his eyes time to adjust to the darkness before he lay Yami's unconscious form on the bed of kelp.

"You may not want to stay in there, we are going to heat this water up to a very uncomfortable temperature," Jade whispered.

"No, I won't leave his side. Do what you must," Yugi sat on the lake floor next to Yami's bed. He lay his head on one of his arms which resided on the edge of the bed. His other reached out to trace Yami's features. He felt the water around them gradually become hotter. He shifted uncomfortably as the water surrounding them became uncomfortably hot; almost to the point of scalding his delicate alabaster skin. The heated water continued to embrace them throughout the night; wrapping them in its suffocating grip. Yugi could feel the sweat seep out of his pores even though he was in water.

/They must be alternating. There is no way they could keep up this continuous heat with one or two sirens alone,/ Yugi thought briefly before his thoughts returned back to his unconscious doppelganger. He laced his fingers with Yami's bringing the crimson eyed siren's hand to his lips; placing a gentle kiss on the clammy skin.

He felt a strange tingling sensation overtaking his body. He blinked tiredly as a powerful wave of exhaustion came crashing down upon him. He collapsed, his head falling to the sea kelp bed next to Yami's tail.

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Taut tanned skin rippled, the Egyptian siren stretching and yawning as he sat up in the kelp bed. He felt remarkably well. He glanced down to see Yugi fast asleep at his bedside holding his hand. He felt his heart skip a beat as he gazed down at the angelic creature resting next to him. He removed his hand from Yugi's grip; moving it to run through Yugi's soft ebony tresses. Yugi didn't flinch nor did he stir as Yami ran his fingers through his hair. The tanned digits drifted down to Yugi's shoulder gripping gently.

"Yugi, wake up. We should finish discussing the treaty with the Caribbean sirens today." The petite siren did not react to Yami's touch nor his words. Yami touched Yugi's cheek feeling how cold the petite siren's skin felt, "Yugi?"

The Egyptian siren pulled Yugi into his lap, the youth's head falling forward against the sun-kissed torso, "Aibou, wake up. This isn't funny anymore. Wake up," Yami's heart began to pound in his chest, "Rhea! Jade!"

The two Caribbean sirens swam into the dark cavern only moments after being called, "Oh, I'm glad to see you are feeling better, Yami," Rhea smiled.

"There's something wrong with, Yugi. He won't wake up. He's ice cold," Yami's crimson eyes searched Yugi's features for any clues as to why his petite partner was in that condition.