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By: Hitokiri Musei
Rated: T
Summary: AtemYugi. A tender moment turns into disaster when an accident cripples Atem. Yugi now has to care for his lover, but he may find that it's harder than he thought.
Yaoi fic, AtemYugi. All information obtained from and other medical sites, but I could be wrong on some points, so please cut me some slack.
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I don't own Yu-gi-oh!
Chapter 1
It was never supposed to happen. But it all happened so fast, I never had the time to react. Just one moment he was there, his hand held out to me, a smile on his face, and then he was gone. I look back now, and I realize I should have warned him. I should have told him to sit back down, or I should have grabbed his hand.
In reality, there really was nothing I could have done. Because none of us had ever expected it. He was invincible, at least in our minds. That couldn't have been farther from the truth. He was human, after all.
I suppose that for a while I felt guilty. He might have always been protecting me, but that didn't mean I couldn't return the favor. He was mine as I was his, after all, therefore I should protect him as well. I felt as though I had been at fault, but after nearly 3 hours of thinking, I knew better. Even if I had caught his hand, both of us probably would have gone off, and things would have been worse.
Even so, as I sit here in the hospital, I can't help but feel that I could have saved him. That I could have prevented this. That it was my fault.
5 hours earlier
"By Ra, I love the smell of rain…"
I giggled faintly. "Oh yea?"
Crimson eyes turned to meet my own violet ones. "Yea. We rarely had rain in Egypt, so it was a blessing when we did." Atem closed his eyes, turning away to raise his face to the still cloudy sky. "I have one memory that is close to me. When I was a child, we had a rain when I was about six. I had never seen rain before, at least, that I could remember, so I was in awe." He smiled slightly. "I remember my father taking me out to play in the courtyard. I got to spend hours out there, running and splashing with Mana."
I smiled. "Sounds like fun."
He chuckled faintly, nodding. "It was."
I watched him for a moment, and then turned my attention to the world around me. It was only about a half an hour after it had rained when Atem had convinced me to go on the roof with him. Apparently I had rubbed off on him more than I had thought; he had one intense puppy-eyed look.
So we had climbed out of my window and found a fairly dry spot to sit on, just basking after the wetness.
I felt Atem's hand cover my own and I looked towards him, meeting his intense gaze. He smiled. "Thanks for coming up here with me, love."
I smiled. "No problem, Atem. You know I would do anything for you."
He laughed softly, leaning to nuzzle my cheek affectionately. "That's my line, aibou."
I scooted closer to him, and he wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "Maybe. But it's the truth."
He just huffed faintly, making my hair shift. We sat in silence for a while, and I was content to close my eyes and listen to the steady beat of my lover's heart. I could remember that when he had been a part of me, that heartbeat had not existed. It had been uncomfortable at first, not hearing one when we held each other, but I had gotten used to it.
Now it was my most favorite sound in the world. Just the simple sound of Atem's heart beating.
"I love you, Yugi." he murmured against my hair, squeezing my shoulders gently.
I smiled. "I love you too, Atem."
Time passed too quickly for me, and Atem released me, standing and offering a hand to me. "Come on, let's go inside."
My mind screamed out too late; Atem's boot slid on a wet patch of the shingles, throwing his legs out from under him. There was a thud as he hit the edge of the roof, and then he disappeared over the side.
I screamed his name, leaping to the edge of the roof in time to hear the sickening crack as he hit the pavement below. I looked down at him, my eyes wide. I swallowed thickly.
"A-Atem?"
He didn't move.
"Atem, please, answer me!"
Nothing.
I threw myself into my window, racing down the stairs. I spotted Grandpa on his way to the upper level, concern on his face. "Yugi, what was that sound? I heard a thud."
"Call an ambulance!" I sobbed out as I nearly flew past him.
His eyes widened, but I paid him no more mind. The only thing that mattered was Atem, my heart and mind focused on my yami.
I ripped open the door to the Game shop to see him still lying where he had fallen, still. His face was away from me, so I couldn't tell if he was conscious or not. I ran forward, falling to my knees beside his head.
"Atem!" I called worriedly, turning his head towards me gently, carefully.
He was conscious, but barely, his crimson eyes dazed and barely aware. He stared at me silently, blinking slowly, as though he didn't recognize me. He then smiled slightly. "Y-Yugi…"
My tears fell like rain on his cheeks, sliding down his face as though they were his own tears. "Atem… I'm so sorry… This is all my fault…"
He started to shake his head, but then he groaned faintly, closing his eyes. I gasped in shock. "NO! Don't close your eyes!"
His eyelids flew open as though I had scared him, his fingers clenching convulsively against mine as I held his hand. "Y-Yugi…" he whispered. "I…I can't feel my legs…"
My eyes widened as his did, and then his breathing began to speed up. "I… I can't feel my legs!"
I watched as he began to hyperventilate, and I quickly made him look at me. "Atem. Atem, listen to me, you have to calm down."
He didn't seem to notice me, his eyes darting wildly and his limbs beginning to shake. His hand was so cold in mine, his skin clammy against my fingers. As his lips started to take on a blue tinge the few health classes I had taken kicked in, and I figured out what was happening.
"Grandpa!" I screamed. "Grandpa, help! He's going into shock!"
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