Last chapter, guys, YamixYugi as promised. I hope you'll all forgive me for toning down the humor a little and pumping up the romance – with this couple I just can't seem to help it! Because I now have no ideas for further stories, I am once again open to requests... if anyone has a plot they are dying to read in an anime fic, (not just YGO) then send that with a review or email and I'll see what I can come up with.

"Yami Yami Yami Yami Yamiiiiiiii!"

"Uh... aibou? You did not by chance have coffee this morning, did you?"

Despite the shrill yells coming from Yugi, Yami could only smile fondly at his light's antics.

"Oops, gomen, Yami. Its just I was excited at... well, look."

Yami backed away a little to see what had just been held up in front of him, and a look of bewilderment spread across his face.

"Carn-i-val? What is it?"

Yugi giggled.

"Its where you go on fun rides and talk to fun people. And we have to go, 'cos you've never seen one before."

"I am unsure, aibou... would your grandfather say yes if he were here?"

"I..."

Yugi was unable to lie, but... well, jii-chan might have said yes... and suddenly, Yugi was struck with an idea.

"I know!"

He stood on tiptoes to whisper something into Yami's ear – something which, when done, made Yami start and turn a most interesting shade of red.

"Aibou!"

Yugi just giggled again and looked up innocently.

"Aibou, you've been talking to Ryou again, haven't you?"

Yugi reminded himself to thank Ryou – and Bakura – when he and Yami arrived at the carnival. Dazzled by the lights and sounds, Yugi could only stand still for a moment and stare at everything mutely, while Yami, not sure whether all the chaos about them presented a threat, stood close to his aibou protectively.

"Aibou, are you quite sure about this?"

"Of course", nodded Yugi emphatically. "Now let's go, we'll try out a ride, 'kay?"

Yami allowed himself to be led to a long line of people, who, one by one, disappeared into a little door-

"Aibou, stop! This is not a good idea – this ride thing eats people! Look, they go into that door and don't come out!"

Yugi patted Yami's hand reassuringly.

"That's part of the ride, Yami, you're supposed to do that. See, people go through that door and they come out at a different one on the other side. They have the door to keep people in line properly. This one's the Haunted House."

"Hm..."

Yami resolved to stay as close as possible to Yugi – he still didn't quite trust that door...

Yugi tugged.

"Come on, Yami, our turn!"

"Alright, aibou, I believe we are at the other door now... you can let go."

Yugi nodded and released his vice-grip on Yami's hand. That ride was just a little too scary for Yugi's tastes.

"Alright now, aibou?" said Yami gently.

"Y-yeah... sorry, Yami, that was just..."

Yami smiled at his hikari and led him towards a more cheerful part of the grounds.

"Aibou... what are those people eating?"

"... CANDYFLOSS!"

Yami stared, his distaste evident.

"Aibou, that is a pink ball of... fuzz. Should you really be eating that?"

"'Course – its the best food in the whole carnival! I'll buy you some, and then you can see for yourself..."

Yami looked suspiciously at what looked to him like a very scary 'Kuriboh', but for Yugi's sake sampled some anyway.

"... its sweet", he said in disbelief.

Yugi nodded and laughed, amused by Yami's tone of voice.

"Yup, candyfloss is always sweet. Its what makes it so good... do you like it?"

Yami did. It was very sticky, but its sweetness was alarmingly addictive... just like-

"Yami! What was that for? Not that I didn't like it, of course..."

"I was just thinking that candyfloss is like you – sweet and addictive. And then I thought that since you had eaten it, you would taste like candyfloss too... and you did!" ended Yami triumphantly.

Yugi looked startled, but then grinned. After all, Yami did have a good point...

Yugi kissed his yami back, and, hand in hand, they set off for another ride.

"Oh, they have fortune telling here... oh, that's too bad, the lady's closing up already... her eyebrows look funny... oh, and there's the bumper boats... but the line's really long, and I think someone might have fallen in the water 'cos there's a lot of splashing going on over there-"

"That one", pointed Yami, stopping Yugi in mid-sentence.

Yugi looked over to where Yami pointed, and grinned in anticipation.

"You know what that is, right Yami?"

"Sure. Its a boat ride, in a lake with boats shaped like big white birds."

Yugi looked up to catch the crimson gaze.

"Its the Swan Ride, Yami. The white birds are swans, and its a ride where people go to be alone with... other people they want to be alone with."

Yami tried not to look too eager.

"So... would you like to go the ride, aibou?"

Yami made his voice purposefully soft and husky; his favourite past-time, after all, was to make Yugi blush...

Yugi did.

At the middle of the lake, Yugi and Yami stopped paddling and let their boat gently drift. Yami put an arm around his hikari, while Yugi rested his head on Yami's shoulder.

"Aibou, I love you so much. And I have something very important that I must ask you."

Yugi blushed again lightly and his breathing quickened. They were already going out, so what could Yami have to tell him?

"You know you can tell me anything, Yami – what's on your mind?

"Yugi... some time ago I was presented with a choice. To go on to the afterlife or to stay here – a mortal again, in human form. I was told that I had one year to decide what I wanted to do. Aibou, it has been one year. Now I must speak aloud my decision, though I already knew a while ago what it must be."

Yugi's eyes widened, and the air caught in his throat as Yami leaned forward and spoke softer still.

"I want to stay here... always. Yugi... will you let me stay by your side, and live this life with you?"

Yugi couldn't speak, but his mind spoke his assent for him, and Yami heard, and smiled.

In the middle of a deep blue lake, on a night with the sky like dark velvet, a couple kissed one another, just as a multitude of fireworks exploded above their heads.

Back at at shore, Yami and Yugi had eyes for nothing but each other... they quickly decided to abandon the carnival for -other- pursuits.

It was worth noting for Yami that, despite only eating a little of the pink fuzz, Yugi tasted like candyfloss for some days afterwards.