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An Old Friend Comes This Way

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Chapter 5:

An old Friend Comes this Way

The routine that they settled in to was an easy one.

Yami felt like, for a couple of weeks, things were all in place. As you may know, life can be quite boring that way, but a couple weeks of it never hurt anyone. Well, anyone sane, that is.

Every day when Yami woke up, he'd run downstairs and meet Yuugi and Mai for breakfast. Yuugi was quiet even in these times, and Yami enjoyed watching his little quirks. After breakfast they'd walk together to school, Yuugi's hand secured in Yami's becoming something familiar and usual. Yami longed for it every time. After school, (and after Yami had ran to do his extracurriculars) he'd swing by again and take Yuugi on a walk of the hospital, leading him through the catacombs and to every nook and cranny Yami knew of; He didn't want Yuugi to get lost once he had his cane. Finally, Yami would drop Yuugi off in his room and go eat dinner, finding something else to occupy his time for a little while.

Mokuba had finally been weaned entirely away from the old medicine, and three days prior they had started him on the miracle juice that was saving the other kid. He'd been feeling a little better, but his body still needed time to adjust. That was okay, though; Mokuba was used by now to having to get used to things.

The days passed by in a blur, and Yami could feel that his heart belonged more and more to Yuugi with each passing day. He didn't know how-- it didn't make sense, granted, but it felt like he knew Yuugi deeper and deeper with every time they spent time together. He could feel the warmth and love that Yuugi provided and tried his best to start to incorporate that sort of kindness in himself. If Anna could have seen him now, she would have been proud of him; He was nice before, but now, he was understanding.

Yuugi was changing things in him, slowly but surely. It was like the waves crashed onto the shore, taking just a little more sand as time passes, leaving behind logs and sticks and shells, subtly changing the beach until it looked entirely different. Yami felt like Yuugi was the ocean to his beach; he was changing, happier, a better place than he was before. Yuugi made him want to be a better place.

Of course, at first, he had been wary. He'd actually considered that he might be going crazy, he'd seen it happen before. When he didn't start seeing things in the shadows or changing shape before his eyes, he slowly relaxed. What he felt was simply an incredibly strong emotional connection, and even if it had no explanation, he figured it was normal. Well, not quite normal, but not bad, either.

It was a Saturday in April when it happened. It was early April, and holding true to the norm, because rain had been pouring down the past few days, interrupted only by ice when it was cold enough to snow. Yami liked it better when it was rain; being in New York made him a little sick of the cold sometimes, and there was no way to escape it, especially with how cold the hospital was.

He walked around a corner with Yuugi in hand, intending to go to Mokuba's room. Mai had announced yesterday that Mokuba would probably be good enough to have a small visit from them the next, and both boys were eager to see the little rascal. They came up and eventually came to a stop right outside of Mokuba's door, Yami leaning up against the wooden railing and Yuugi following his lead, their interlocked fingers swaying lightly as they waited for Mai. Yami had been a little early on purpose, not wanting to miss any time with Mokuba.