"Mmfah..." How embarrassing, being hugged like this in front of everyone. But if there's one thing Yugi knew about mothers, it's that they do not care about public embarrassment and will only be hurt by resistance, and so he hung his arms and let her hug and coo (coo, for heaven's sake) over him.

And now she was holding his face in her hands, mothers. But he still listened with a little smile. He probably shouldn't have kept his other self a secret all for himself, one that his friends found out only when it had to be done, but it had become a force of habit now. "Too late for all the secrets now, huh..."

"Okay." Yugi nodded, his smile growing. "I'll try not to keep so many secrets from now on."

It was a bit of a white lie - everyone had secrets. But it wasn't worth it to try and cover it all up with lies and more lies, like he'd often do with anyone asking about Yami, especially during their first few months together.

"So..." He glanced over at Yami, returning the train of thought to the problem at hand. "He can stay?"