WARNING: SETO X RYOU LEMON!!!! YAOI!

Note: This one-shot is based on my story "The Yami Virus." What if Ryou had chosen to sleep with Seto after Bakura's death? This is just a "what if--?" lemon. ENJOY!

Special Bond

Ryou waited for Seto in the large king-sized bed. His hand rubbed the empty space beside him. An empty space beside him in bed was something to which he had never been accustomed. But now, it was an all too-familiar sight.

Bakura was gone.

A victim of the Yami Virus.

Marik was determined to get Bakura back, no matter how sick he himself had become. It was only a matter of time before Marik would become too ill to recognize anyone around him. Only a matter of time before Marik took his last breath.

They had all been there when Bakura died. Seto…Marik…Joey…Malik…even Aria and Aten had been there. Aria was not taking her father's death too well. The eight year old girl played alone and kept to herself. Her brother, Aten, had become clingy with Ryou. Aten always needed to know his mother was around. Malik and Marik had told Ryou that they would watch the children for the night so they could have a night to themselves.

Ryou had asked Seto if he could come spend the night with him. Seto had always been there for Ryou when he needed him. It was nothing out of the ordinary to see Ryou and Seto cuddling up together or giving each other kisses on the cheek. Even before Ryou had married Bakura and even after Seto had fallen in love with Joey, their relationship had always been on a level deeper than friendship.

Seto had often thought about sleeping with Ryou. Even when he was falling in love with Joey, Seto had made it clear to Joey that he would like to sleep with Ryou, but he was afraid it would ruin his friendship with the white-haired boy.

But now, Seto was having second thoughts.

He still loved Joey deeply. In fact, Joey had no problems crawling into bed with Jaimen, Seto's nine year old son.

But, he knew that Ryou needed intimacy right now. He needed to be kissed and held.

Seto decided to let Ryou decide what he wanted. If Ryou needed to be held, so be it.

If Ryou needed to be kissed, fine.

If Ryou needed to be loved….that's what he needed.

Seto brought his arms around Ryou after slipping under the sheets. Both boys cuddled up to each other, both acutely aware of the other's nudity.

It had never bothered them before. When Bakura used to beat Ryou, Seto's silky sheets felt good and cold against his skin.

Seto held the white-haired angel close and sighed. It had been a long time since they shared a bed like this together. It had been nine years since they last shared a bed together.

Both of the boys had missed this type of intimacy.

"Thank you for letting me stay here with you tonight, Seto. I really….didn't want to be alone tonight."

Seto ran his fingers through the white locks of hair. "It's okay, angel. I'm glad to have you here with me. It's been a long time since we've done this."

Ryou nuzzled his cheek into Seto's warm skin. Then….it started.

Ryou put his hand over Seto's heart and started to cry into Seto's chest.

The sapphire-blue eyes looked down, filling slightly with tears for his friend. "Baby….I know it hurts."

"I loved him, Seto! I lost him! Bakura….why did you have to die?"

Seto caressed the white hair. He didn't say anything. There were no words to bring Bakura back. There were no words to take away what Ryou was feeling. All Seto could do was stay there and hold his weeping friend.

"I lost my yami, Seto…I feel so…empty."

"I know you do, Ryou. Maybe there's a way to bring him back."

Ryou buried his face in Seto's chest deeper. "I don't know. I miss him, Seto. I miss how he used to hold me. I miss how he used to kiss me. I feel so ….lost."

Seto brushed aside Ryou's hair and kissed his forehead. "It's going to be okay, my angel."

Ryou looked up at Seto, looking into the sapphire eyes of his friend. Seto reached up and stroked Ryou's cheek.

"I love you, Seto. Thank you so much for holding me tonight."

Seto leaned into Ryou. "I love you, too, Ryou."

The CEO planted a gentle kiss on Ryou's lips, slowly opening his lips to let Ryou enter him.

He let Ryou set the pace for the kiss. Ryou's tongue entered his and Seto responded likewise.

Ryou's tongue caressed Seto's own, brushing against it lightly.

Seto's hand moved to Ryou's chest, rubbing it softly. The white-haired man moaned into the kiss. Ryou's hand wandered around Seto's chest, as well, and running over Seto's broad shoulders.

Ryou pulled back slowly, his cheeks red and flushed.

Seto looked into the chocolate brown eyes staring at him. He had always convinced himself that sleeping with Ryou would ruin their friendship. But, it was becoming harder to believe that.

Ryou looked up at Seto. "Seto, I need you."

"I know you do, baby. I'll hold you as long as you want."

Ryou shook his head and stroked Seto's cheek. "No, Seto. I mean, I need you. I need you to make love to me."

Seto felt his heart race. "You want me to make love to you?"

Ryou's eyes filled with tears. "Please, Seto."

"What about Marik and Malik?"

"Marik is ill. Malik tells me he hasn't been the same in bed. And Malik…Malik and I have made love and I know he loves me. I know you love me, too, Seto."

Seto looked down. "Ryou, I'd be lying to you if I said I've never wanted to sleep with you. I always have wanted to sleep with you. And Joey has told me lots of times that if I wanted to share my bed with you, that it was okay with him. Joey knows how deeply I love you, Ryou. I've just…always been afraid that if we do…you know….that it would ruin the special bond that we have."

Ryou shook his head. "Nothing can break what we have together, Seto. I won't love you any less if you don't want to."

Seto looked at the teary eyes in front of him. He knew Joey would understand…..

Seto wrapped his arms around Ryou's head and sat up, cradling Ryou's upper body in his arms. He laid the white-haired angel on his back and leaned over, kissing his friend on the side of his neck.

Seto rose to his knees and placed himself between Ryou's spread legs. Seto wrapped his arms around Ryou and buried his face in the side of Ryou's neck.

The CEO indulged in a feeling he wanted all of his life. Ryou's warmth radiated from his body. It was more than warmth that Ryou radiated.

Ryou was motherly. His touch was delicate, his body was thin and his skin, soft like silk.

The white-haired angel shifted his hips a little under Seto, letting Seto's body have complete access to him.

Seto looked into the brown eyes of his friend. "You are so beautiful, Ryou. How is it that you can invoke these emotions in me?"

Ryou looked up into the sapphire gems above him. "I've loved you for a very long time, Seto. I've always known you loved me."

Seto's hand roamed from Ryou's hips up to his chest, making the white-haired boy purr.

Ryou rubbed Seto's shoulders and his back, gripping Seto's skin.

The CEO leaned over and took a nipple between his lips, sucking at it slowly.

Ever since Ryou had the kids, those areas had always been more sensitive than before.

Seto took the other neglected bud between his fingers and rubbed it to hardness.

Ryou arched into the suckling motion of the CEO, his head swimming in the sensations created by the warm moist heat surrounding him.

Seto's body shuddered with pleasure as Ryou squirmed, shifting his hips, and grinding against him.

"Baby…Ryou, my angel."

The white-haired angel moaned under him and whimpered. Seto could feel a hint of wetness underneath him. He removed himself from Ryou and found Ryou's length weeping from desire.

Seto leaned over, taking his first taste of his friend. He licked up the first drop of fluid that came from the seeping flesh and licked his lips.

"Ryou….," he whispered, the name hanging on his lips like a prayer.

Seto leaned down, taking Ryou's twitching flesh and swallowing him completely.

Ryou spread his legs and arched his back. His fingers found their way to Seto's brown hair, lightly caressing the CEO.

Seto repeated his earlier actions on Ryou's manhood, swallowing it and creating a sensuous vacuum around the stiffening flesh.

The brown eyes began seeping tears. "Bakura…," Ryou cried.

Seto had heard Ryou's sobbing and lifted his eyes to see the white-haired boy crying.

"Ryou? Do you want me to stop, angel? If this brings back too many bad memories, I'll stop."

Ryou shook his head. "No….I just…I miss him doing this to me. Please don't stop. I need you, Seto."

Seto looked down at Ryou's body, pleading for more intimate contact. Seto crawled up on Ryou and reached over into the drawer beside the bed.

Seto removed a bottle from the drawer and flipped open the cap. He looked into Ryou's chocolate brown eyes, his friend's face red with passion. Ryou gripped Seto's shoulders tightly.

"Ryou….do you want me to do this?"

Ryou nodded. "Please, Seto. I need you."

Seto crawled off of Ryou and laid beside him, bringing him into a gentle kiss.

Ryou wrapped his arm around Seto as his friend pulled him into a kiss.

Seto covered two digits and slid one slowly into Ryou's body, stretching him carefully.

Ryou gasped as his body protested, trying to keep the intruder out.

"Relax, angel."

Ryou buried his face in Seto's neck. The CEO felt shivers run up his spine as he felt the inside of Ryou's body.

"I love you, Seto," Ryou said, tears running down his face. "I can't even imagine the last time I made love to Bakura."

"It's been a while, hasn't it?"

Ryou nodded. "Yes. A long time."

Seto buried his finger deeper and added another one. "I can feel it, baby. Just relax. I promise to go slowly for you."

Ryou closed his eyes, rocking against the rhythm of Seto's fingers. Seto kissed away a drop of sweat that was ready to fall down Ryou's forehead.

Seto felt himself crash against something inside Ryou as the white-haired boy let out a scream. Seto grinned as he knew he hit what he was looking for.

"Please, Seto…."

Seto took the bottle and cave himself a generous coating. He finished and crawled between Ryou's spread legs again.

He placed himself at Ryou's entrance. "Ryou? Do you want me to make love to you?"

Ryou nodded, his eyes still watery. "Yes. Please."

Seto brushed away Ryou's tear. "Just promise me, Ryou….that after we do this, this won't change our relationship."

Ryou shook his head. "This won't ruin our relationship, Seto. I know you love Joey. I promise this won't ruin what we have. I just…I need you so badly."

Seto pressed his lips to Ryou's ear. "I love you, my angel," he whispered as he pressed himself past Ryou's barrier and into his body.

Ryou arched and gripped onto Seto's shoulders. Seto buried himself deeply into the body below him, his body trembling with the sensation of warmth surrounding him.

The white-haired boy trembled underneath him, feeling Seto deep within him.

Ryou let out a sob thinking of his dead yami. He held Seto close to him, almost feeling Bakura was on top of him.

Seto thrust his hips up, touching Ryou's prostate gently. Ryou let out a moan and a whimper in return.

Seto kissed Ryou's neck, removing himself partially, only to plunge deep within once more.

Ryou took deep breaths as the sensation of being taken was slightly uncomfortable.

Chocolate brown eyes looked up at icy-blue, full of tears.

Seto leaned down and kissed Ryou softly on the lips, rocking himself into the white-haired boy's body.

A moan escaped Seto as he started to lose himself in the tightness of Ryou's body. "Angel…gods…Ryou, I've wanted to do this for a long time."

Ryou brushed away his tears. "I need you, Seto….please…harder."

Seto put Ryou's leg on his shoulders, pounding into Ryou. The boy on the bottom thrust against Seto's penetrations.

Seto watched Ryou's skin turn sweaty. Whimpering and moaning rose as a chorus from the white-haired boy.

"Ryou…baby…oh, gods…..I'm close."

Ryou wrapped his legs around Seto's hips and pulled him closer, making him crash into his prostate.

Seto let out a long moan as he emptied his release into Ryou. Ryou arched his back and spilled his release between them.

Seto collapsed beside Ryou, panting heavily, his body shaking from the waves of his orgasm.

Seto brought the angel into his arms. "Ryou….." The brunet kissed Ryou on the forehead.

Ryou sobbed into Seto's chest. "I'm sorry, Seto. I miss him so much! And I don't know if I'll ever see him again."

Seto kissed Ryou's forehead again. "You will see him again, Ryou. I know you will."

"I hope you're right, Seto."

Seto held Ryou against him. "You'll never lose me, Ryou. I guarantee that you'll never lose me."

Ryou let out a sigh and smiled. "Thank you, Seto."

Seto continued to hold Ryou until he fell asleep. As Ryou closed his eyes and faded into sleep, he sighed in contentment.