Hello everyone ^-^/

So here is a fanfiction I found on my new Computer after I checked some files. At first I didn't even realized that it was my own fanfiction until I read along - there were some german words in between and this is clearly my style when I'm writing ^^

This Story is nearly finished and I'm eager to complete it - the first time I overread this I couldn't stop reading myself and skipped lunch ^-^" So I hope you gonna like it as much as I did!

Have fun reading! ^-^

I was in a big, wide room with many people moving around, typing on their keyboards or chatting with colleagues. Someone was laughing, while another is busy talking on a phone. There were so many sounds around me and other things to do. And I was sitting on my desk and just watched on the clock, slowly moving its hand slowly to 4 o'clock.

I slowly began packing. I had called my customers, checked my mails and was ready to go. For a second I switched my sight out of the big windows. It was getting dark outside and the snowfall would start soon. The wind was howling, but it will get worse if the storm will approach. I really hoped that I will be home by that time…

"Happy Holidays Yugi! Enjoy your free time!", said Ayno, a dear colleague of mine who was sitting at the booth next to me. I glanced over to the clock – it had just reached full hour, so my holiday has started! I stood up, turned my Computer off and packed my bag.

"Thanks! My Grandpa will come tomorrow to visit me. I haven't seen him since August…" I answered. Ayno was a small woman with black hair and blue eyes. Together we worked at a bank in Downtown Tokyo. She came up to me the first moment I walked into this big bureau and stuck with me. I always spent lunch with her outside the big building in the middle of the city, trying to catch a little fresh air, or when the weather is bad we'll hang out together in the social room. Sometimes we met outside work to have dinner, but it lacked lately, because Ayno has found a nice man. But poor Ayno had to be at the bureau next week. It was Christmas and not everybody was lucky to get free. I only get my holidays because of my grandfather coming over – and I didn't have free time since last year. And now I'll have ten full days where I can do everything I want and didn't have to think about other people's money!

"I will miss you. It will be soooo boring without you! Hey, why don't you come over to my house to eat lunch with me and Itachi on Thursday? You can bring your Grandpa with you, if you want?"

"Ah, I don't know Ayno. You know the bus isn't driving permanently at this weather. I'm actually not sure if I'm coming home later… You know, the snow is quite much this year…"

She looked sad as I said this, because she knew how bad the way up to my home was in winter. My flat was on a hill in the outskirts of Tokyo and the street was captured from the ice in winter. I always have problems to come to work at the right time at this season, and I'm quite happy now to have holidays. The next storm was coming, and it will be cold and icy outside.

"I will call you tomorrow, ok? But I have to go now if I want to catch my bus."

I gave her a hug and took my bag and get on my jacket and scarf and I left the bureau in freedom to my sweet holidays.

I directly went to the supermarket. When the weather got really bad, I want to have enough food at home. Also my grandfather will cook Christmas dinner for us, and I haven't got the time for groceries the last days. I picked everything up he will need (gladly he wrote an E-Mail so I won't forget anything) and also some other things that will come in handy. So some soups, meat, vegetables and sweets found their way into my bag, and my dearly beloved hot chocolate. I already have three packages at home, but you never know, what will happen…

"Oh crap!" I said aloud as I come to my bus station and realised that a missed my bus. I looked up to the sign that showed the next connections and I groaned – normally my bus will drive every half an hour. But due to the weather the next one was cancelled and now I have to wait a full hour. "Great…" I mumbled and get a seat at the station, looking angrily at the sign that counts down the minutes, until my bus is coming.

The Station wasn't as busy as usual. Most of the other passengers were lucky and could get home earlier. There were only a handful of people waiting with me right now. But it changed as the other busses were driving in and release a horde of business man and woman, families that went shopping or single persons who will meet up with someone.

I sighed at this. I nearly live for 4 years now in Tokyo and after my friends and I graduated I was along with Joey the only one who stayed here. The only other people I knew around here were Ayno and her Boyfriend, my colleagues and my neighbours. I was too shy to talk to other people and I haven't got time to go out. My colleagues often asked me to accompany them, but I always refused because of my living condition. And I don't have that much money to pay a cab every time I'm going out at a later hour. So I'll stay home alone most of my time. My grandpa still lives in Domino and my other friends were now scattered around the world. Thea got her dream come true as she got to be a professional dancer and lives in America right now, Tristan had moved to Europe, Ryou was again living in Domino and was working at the museum, but is travelling around the world. Joey was the only one who stayed with me in Tokyo, but he was so busy with working that we couldn't meet much. Also there was Seto…

Again I sighed. It was near Christmas now and I'm still alone.

"Hey, get out of the way!"

I looked up and saw a movement on my left side. A passenger had stumbled and was shouting angrily.

There I saw him. Or her? I don't know. He or she were sitting on a fence a little left to my side. Many people went next to him or her, to get their bus, and never left a sight on him or her – other than the men that had stumbled over him and was now leaving in a fast pace. I looked at that person in detail and just shook my head. I wondered why someone is sitting outside with nearly no warm clothes on? He or she wore ruined black cloves, a dirty orange jacket that barely went over the hips, a red scarf which seemed to be older than the person itself and some jeans that I would dare to wear in spring, but not at winter when it's going to be freezing cold.

This person really seemed crazy. The only thing that looks somehow warm was its hat, which was big and seemed fluffy. It nearly got all over the persons face and captured up with that big red scarf. But still was an awful outfit for this season.

Another passenger got on an icy place, tripped and nearly fell on this person. He hit it at the shoulder, but without looking at the person he got back on his track. He didn't even apologize to that person – how rude! On the other hand, I wondered why this person was sitting on the floor in the first place.

As the person moved his scarf also moved, and at this moment I realised that this wasn't a scarf, it was a beard. So that person was a man. But this beard was so thick, didn't he shave it or what? I took a closer look at his surroundings. He sat on two blankets and a bag was right beside him. My eyes turned big as I realized that there was a dog lying next to him. He barely moved. It than hit me straight away. Those weren't just waiting for a bus.

Those were homeless.

That is why everyone didn't take a look on them and went straight away. Somehow… I felt sorry for them and wondered, why they were sitting there. What was their story? What happened to them? But I also couldn't look at them any longer. I took my sight away from them and did as the other passengers and just ignored them.

I looked at the sign again and I groaned. My bus had delay and it would still take over a half an hour to arrive at the bus station. Depressed I ruffed through my thick hair. But it was so clear that this would happened. As I sat there the snow began to fall again, and it got colder. I wondered how long I would be waiting here…

My cell phone rang as I just got the urge to look back at the homeless man. I took it out of my pocket. I smiled as I read my grandpas name on the Display.

"Hey Grandpa, how are you doing?" I cheered through the phone. But what I heard turned my cheerful smile into a sad one.

"Hey Yugi my son. I… I have a sad news for you…"

"Oh… Let me guess, you cannot come tomorrow, right?" I said sadly.

"I'm sorry, but the train was cancelled due to snow. And I cannot afford a taxi" he said, and heard that he meant it.

"It's ok, grandpa… I already thought that this would happen. Is somebody with you, so you aren't alone over Christmas?" I asked.

"Yes, my old friend Dr Hopkins will stay here, and Mei will come over too."

"Ah ok. Then I shouldn't be worried… I'm sitting at the bus station right now. I call you if I'm home, ok?"

"Alright my son. I'm waiting for your call. Hear you later and be careful, alright?"

"Yes grandpa. I'll take care. Bye", I said and cancelled the call.

I breathed hard. My first Christmas I will spend alone. It was my fourth year out of my home in Domino and the last three times I drove home. This year it should be the turn of my grandpa to visit me, but this year the winter is real hard, harder than the last years.

Automatically my eyes turned to the homeless man with his dog. He was still sitting there on his blankets, but his small, brown dog was now at his lap. It seemed that both begin to get cold. I wonder if they will find a shelter for the night? Or for the whole winter?

Slowly I began to feel sorry for them.

My attention was caught by a jingle. I turned around and my eyes got wide. A man drove along who sold hot soup from his vehicle. I looked back to the homeless man and his dog. They also noticed the seller. The dog stood up and wanted to go over to him, but his owner held him by his neck and brought him back to his lap. He stroked his dog and all of his appearance changed to a sad one. The man coughed and got back to his position.

He didn't even have enough money to buy himself a hot soup. And they weren't expensive at all. After all I knew some salesman would dump their prizes so that homeless or unemployed people could buy something to eat. Otherwise they would throw the food away anyway. I sat there and watched that scene that was offered to me. Some of the passengers got to the salesman and bought something. Some wore business coats and suits, expensive jackets or bags full of new things they just bought in the city. And everyone just went by and ignore this hungry, homeless man that couldn't effort anything at all – not even a warm meal on a stormy winter evening.

I got angry. What happened to all those people who didn't care for other people? They obviously have enough money, and giving some Yen won't lead them into poverty themselves. But then – I looked at myself. I'm also sitting here, just watching the scene and haven't done anything either.

I had to change this – it's Christmas, so why shouldn't I help this man? So I got up, looked after my bags and got to the seller.

"Good evening. I would like to have two soups and… do you have a sausage?" I asked.

The man looked surprised at my request, but he nodded and gave me my soups and a little sausage. I paid and got back to my place.

I got nervous as I looked over to the homeless man. He hasn't noticed me yet and sat there on his blankets shivering. I placed the other soup and the sausage on the bank next to me. Then I took the plastic spoon and tasted the soup. The warm fluid flowed down my body and I could feel the warmth spreading out. This was sooo good! And the soup tasted good as well. It was the right snack for a moment like this. I glanced over to the homeless man and… I got shy. Should I really give the soup to him? Actually I didn't know him. Maybe he is allergic to something? Maybe he wasn't hungry at all or won't accept any meals from strangers?

I got up so I could look over to them. And something changed that it shot shivers down my spine. I felt trapped.

He looked at me, with sparkling eyes. And it seemed that he was jealous that I have something to eat… and he doesn't.

As I looked closer I wondered if it was possible or not, but his eyes were deep red. A mysterious deep red. It captured me, and I felt… encouraged to do, what I wanted to do.

So I finished my soup quickly, because I needed a free hand. The empty cup went right into the trash can and then I took my stuff together with his meal and the sausage and made my way through the masses and went slowly over to him.

With every step I got nearer his eyes got bigger. His dog also looked at me with his hanging ears up in the sky, watching every step I took. I began to smile as I got nearer.

As I stood right before him, I got to my knees and offered him the soup and the sausage.

"Do you want to have it? Don't worry – it's a gift, and not poisoned", I said. He just stared at me and said nothing. His dog was the first to act – he got the sausage and ate it slowly.

"No, Baya! Bad dog!" he said with a scratchy voice and tried to take the sausage away, but I stopped him. He looked afraid at me.

"I-I'm sorry… but I cannot pay this…", he said apologizing. I shook my head. "As I said – it's a gift. Here, take this. It's still warm."

He just looked unbelievingly at me. He had really deep red eyes… His resistance got lesser and slowly he took his soup from my hand. I watched at him, as he slowly began eating. I felt surprisingly… good and satisfied, as I watched both eating. He wasn't wearing a fluffy hat, his hair as just a mess. He had different colours in it though, I could recognize black and crimson and a little… blond? Also his skin wasn't as white as mine. It seemed tanned, but I cannot say if this was naturally. I could imagine him as a… beautiful man, without the beard, the messy hair and the dirt.

I was so distracted in my thoughts that I nearly didn't realize that he asked me a question.

"Huh? What did you say?"

He smiled. And I realized, that I would be a real beautiful smile, if there wouldn't be the sadness in his face.

"I asked for your name" he said with a deep voice, now no longer scratchy due to the fluids that were wetting his throat.

"Oh. Well, my name is Yugi. Yugi Muoto. And what's yours?"

"My Name? Uhm… Yami. Yami Inô… It has been a long time since someone asked me this."

I looked at him sadly. "Since… when are you here?"

"Well… since yesterday evening. The wind wasn't blowing so hard here, so I could sleep here without feeling that cold" he said, and he seemed surprised as he realized my deeply compassion for him.

"Eat, before it will get cold… Baya has already finished her sausage. She is a female, isn't she?"

He ate his soup first, as he continued answering my questions. "Yes, Baya is a girl. A hungry one, as you already get to know" he said smiling.

As he smiled, I couldn't help myself and begin smiling too. I felt comfortable with Yami and wasn't afraid any longer. He also could've been someone who didn't want to chat at all or were rude to those who wanted to help him. I felt sorry for his situation, he really seemed nice.

I glanced over to the sign which read that my bus was coming in 5 minutes. Wow, how time was running? It wasn't for long that I sat down here and talked with him. I felt my heart crunch at the thought of leaving them here at the station. When they would stay here they won't get protection from the upcoming storm. And this one should be really bad.

"Where will you spend the night, Yami?" I asked him and looked at him straight away.

"Wha-what?" Yami asked puzzled. I laughed quietly. "I asked, where you will spend the night? It will be cold and stormy, more than yesterday."

He stared at me with wide eyes. "I-I don't know… Maybe someone let me sleep by their stairs, or the train station has a place for us… Why do you ask?"

"I don't know… I somehow… care for you. I-I don't like the thought that you will sleep outside when it's so cold…"

I thought about it. It's right, the station would be open for homeless people so they won't freeze to death on the streets. But as far as I know the station was full of people the last days. And I don't know what causes this feeling inside me, but I wanted to know where they will get a place to rest. Where could I bring them, so they would be safe from the weather? I couldn't imagine who would take a homeless with them…

… home.

"Do you want to come with me? Just for this night? I-I could offer you a bed and a meal and Baya could come with us…" I said eagerly, because time was running. The Bus would come every minute now, and it wouldn't stop for a long time.

"I-I don't know Yugi… I cannot afford this, and I don't want to go on your nerves. Please, it's ok…"

"No, it isn't! I don't want you to sleep at some stairs or so." I stopped for a moment. What was I doing? Alright, I wasn't afraid of this man anymore, and Yami seems nice. But after all, he was still a complete stranger for me. And I REALLY don't behave this way after all…

"I don't know… As I said before, I care for you… and somehow I like you. Please… Give me the honour of your visit", I said and offered him a hand to get up. "If you really don't like my company I'm fine when you're leaving early, or will stay outside my home. But please, come with me."

He still hesitated and looks at me paralysed. It seemed he didn't know what hit him – and I don't feel different. But there was this… force in me. I was complaining about people that didn't care about others. And there I realised I wasn't different. So now I want to change this – and help Yami.

"Please. The Bus is coming, and I haven't got the time to argue" I said forcefully. He blinked and with a sigh he finally took my hand. Together we took his blankets and his bag and get to my bus stop. Baya followed us right on track.

"I… I don't know what to say", Yami said as we got into the bus. I paid for them and together we sat down.

"Just say nothing until tomorrow, okay?" I said with a smile. "I don't know if you'll like my flat or my food or anything else. Maybe you will run away screaming if you get into my flat or you're gone when I got up…", I said and after that Yami just laughed. It was a… beautiful laugh. A laugh, that hadn't come up for a long time. He laughed for a long time, and I began also laughing, because it was just so beautiful. It felt right…

"Believe me, Yugi. Everything could happen, but nothing of that. You cannot see it, but I'm more than happy and grateful that you ask me… You must be somehow crazy to take a homeless man with you home." Well he was right. I was indeed crazy. If anyone will find out they would tell me the same. But until now I'm not regretting anything.

"It's Christmas… I thought about this meaningful time as you sat there, and nobody payed attention to you. I thought 'What has happened to them by not helping you?' Well, and then I thought that I'm no different. And before I realized what I was doing I bought you the soup and the sausage…", I told smiling.

"Yeah, it's Christmas… Haven't you got family to celebrate with?"

"Yes, but my Grandpa is living in Domino and it is difficult for him to come, so I will spend Christmas alone this year…"

With this, my eyes turned down to the floor. I hope, that as long Yami will be with me, I won't feel so alone…

"You're lucky, that you still have family who wants you…" Yami answered. My head got up and I looked and him surprised. "What?!" I asked puzzled. "You mean…"

"…Yes… My family lives near Osaka. But since last Christmas, I never heard a word from them…"

As I looked at Yami, the sadness returns to his eyes. The joy I saw in his face after I gave him the soup was eaten by darkness and shadows. I wondered what has happened.

"How long do we drive?" he asked to change the subject. I looked up and saw that the next station would be mine.

"The next station we have to get out, but it is still a while until we arrive", I said and looked over the city. The lights were turned on and with the falling snow it seemed so beautiful. But if you think how many people were out there with no home…

"Wow…" Yami breathed as he followed my view and looked over the city. "That's… beautiful."

"Yeah, especially in winter. But in summer it's also breathtaking," I said. "You should come here when it's time."

"I will try. I have all the time I got", he said smiling.

In silence we drove the last few minutes to the final bus stop. There were so many questions in my head, but I didn't dare to ask him. Maybe his story hurt him and he didn't want to talk about it in general. Why wouldn't his family talk with him? Why was he on the streets? Weren't there any friends who could've helped him in the first place? I sighed without a sound and looked over to him. He watched the city and stroked Baya who was sitting on is lap. The small dog has closed her eyes and enjoyed the loving touches of her master.

I really wanted to know what happened.

As we got out I watched out for the other passengers. But they were disgusted by Yami and me and turned away. I heard someone mumbling how I could be so stupid to bring a man like him with me. Others just gave us looks and didn't care any longer. I just shook my head and stared at them. It was my decision and until now I'm not regretting it a minute.

So this was the first chapter. I hope you liked it and that it was enjoyable to read. Please let me know if there was something that disturbed you.

I'll try to upload the next chapter soon! Until then - have a great time!

Yours,
Sunny