Rivalshipping Drabbles/Oneshots

I'm sorry

Well, I almost started crying while writing this. Have fun.

Hurt suddenly filled Kaiba's being at the words of the one in front of him. Did Yugi really think that little of him? He supposed he couldn't really blame the younger man. In their teenage years, Kaiba had done his share of awful things to, not only Yugi, but his friends and family as well. Even so, Kaiba felt unbearably vulnerable. Things seemed to be falling apart in this moment and Kaiba had the overwhelming urge to close up and walk, no, run away. It was too powerful to ignore, and he honestly wished he could indulge.

Were such simple accusations supposed to hurt so much? How in the world could he tell the person he loved so dearly that this had hurt him? How did it even hurt him this much? Kaiba carefully constructed every single one of his walls and yet, Yugi never seemed to have a problem breaking them down or getting right through them. Kaiba could never beat him in anything and the pure thought alone made him bristle.

He found himself wanting to lash out; wanted to scream at the one in front of him that it simply wasn't true! His accusations couldn't be more false! But, Kaiba was left without the words to do so and he stared down at Yugi. Did Yugi even know? Did he know about the inner turmoil Kaiba was experiencing in that moment? Did he even know how much his words struck a cord within him and caused such pain? He felt frozen there, unable to speak or move while Yugi stared back at him.

'Do something!' Kaiba's mind screamed at him. He watched as Yugi's gaze fell as he started to turn away and suddenly-

Kaiba's hand reached out and snatched Yugi's wrist in his hand. Yugi turned to look at his boyfriend in shock. Kaiba never was good with expressing how he was feeling, so he'd let his actions speak for him instead. He leaned down and pulled Yugi close to him, embracing him tightly. Without explanation, tears gathered in his eyes but, Kaiba would rather die than let them fall. He quickly blinked them away and tightened his grip on Yugi.

"I love you." He said softly.

The man in his arms said nothing and Kaiba pulled back so he could look at Yugi, only to press a kiss to his forehead. Yugi closed his eyes in response and otherwise stayed silent.

"Yugi. I love you." He pressed another kiss to Yugi's face, only this time it was to one of his eyelids. He kissed the other one in return. And then his nose, then his cheeks, before gently pressing his forehead against Yugi's, closing his eyes to mirror him and spoke again.

"Forgive me. I love you."

Lips met, but it wasn't Kaiba who initiated the kiss this time. It was Yugi who leaned forward and gently engaged Kaiba in a soft lacing of their lips. Hands, fingers, they found each other and grasped each other in gestures of delicacy, all while pulling the other closer.

"I love you too, Seto." Yugi mumbled against his lips, pulling away and offering a small smile. "And, I forgive you."

Perhaps it was more than Kaiba deserved in that moment. But, even so, he couldn't bring himself to care. Things were mildly patched up for now, and they could always fix things more. They had the time for it. And, that was all that mattered to him, then.