A/N: Oh goodness how long has it been since I've been on here since finishing "He's the One"? I'm so sorry for not posting for so long! It's been quite some time since I've had any sort of inspiration to write basically anything but I'm going to try to break that habit! Thank you so much everyone who read and followed the story for those past three years, for all of the continued support. It's very much appreciated!
So I now present to you a new story: "Maps". (Story idea inspired by the lyrics to the song "Maps" by Maroon 5, NOT the music video of it)
Disclaimer(s): I own nothing of Yugi-Oh, they belong to Kazuki Takahashi. I also do not own the inspiration song "Maps" by Maroon 5.
WARNING: THIS IS A YAOI/ SHOUNEN AI FANFIC. IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED
Darkness.
It seemed like he had been wandering endlessly through dark corridors, with little progress towards escaping. Barely could he even make out the bare outline of his pale hand, just mere inches in front of his eyes. Yet, he continued trudging on through the darkness, for what seemed like hours.
Time slowly ticked past as he wandered, any hope of finding an exit diminishing by the second…
Then suddenly… A light opened up before him. For but a brief moment he stood, paralyzed and staring at the one thing he doubted would appear in front of him. Yet it did. His body was propelled towards the light, refusing to let it get away after so long in the dark. He was actually tired of the dark now…
The light overtook his body the closer he went towards it, to the point of blinding him. He shielded his eyes from the sheer brightness of it, holding still before he felt it dull down.
He uncovered his eyes.
And he was faced with himself, staring straight back at him.
Looking round him, he took in the change of his surroundings. White. White walls. White floor. White ceiling. The darkness that surrounded him just moments before had been replaced with… well… white everything… Except for of course the lonely mirror that stood in front of him.
Round and around and around his eyes scanned the room, over and over again, searching for an exit to this accursed place. It was driving him crazy , making him insane. He just wanted out!
Hands gripped silverish-white hair as frustration, anger and confusion took over the male. He screamed.
His body stood in place, heaving as he tried to catch his breath until the feeling of a familiar and comforting hand touched his shoulder. He froze, head slowly looking up to stare at who it was from the mirror's reflection.
The kind smile of a young-looking tri-haired boy was what he saw. Quickly, without thinking he whirled around, scooping the other into his arms, holding him tightly and possessively… Almost obsessively. It almost shocked even himself as he displayed this sort of open affection but, he couldn't have cared less after being stuck in the room for what seemed to be so long. Right at that moment he needed the boy's warmth…
Though it didn't last long, his body propelled backwards. Was he just… pushed away? A shot of pain stung in his heart, though he didn't let show on his face. Deep brown eyes looked up to stare at the young boy, whose facial expression changed drastically within jus at moment. He looked so… Hurt… Sad… So broken and… Betrayed.
Those deep brown eyes widened a fraction as the name of the boy formed on his lips even though he couldn't force the sound of it out. A hand, paler in complexion to the one who he faced, reached out to try and grab the boy back, in desperation. He could feel the warmth of the boy's heat radiate on his fingertips; he was so close to touching the angelic looking boy…
And then the boy was gone, his expression of pain and eventual rage and resigned defeat burned into his head. It was enough to pain even him as his hand hovered for a second, slowly forming into a fist. The boys name was called out several times, with no voice to back it.
Then he screamed…
The rage-filled piercing sound filled the room as the white-haired albino turned and slammed his fists into the mirror. Over and over he abused the mirror, glass slowly but surely cracking beneath the force as red leaked from the open wounds on his hands. But, he didn't care as he continued to let his rage out onto the accursed mirror, reflecting himself, now only wearing a pitying smirk.
The glass cracked once more before it broke…
…and then he was falling, back into a dark abyss.
The male woke with a start in his bed, hand outstretched before him as his body gasped for air. Pale skin and clothes were drenched in cold sweat, the air around him feeling strange, unnatural as his body finally began to register its place back in reality. Deep brown eyes blinked several times before the pale hand slowly made its way down, assisting the male in easing the rest of him up.
The albino steadied his breathing, scanning the dark room that was his. Now obviously one would normally be quite shook up by such an awakening, and he would have been too, slightly… Had he not been so used to it.
The look in his eyes was blank now, with a dull rage roaring beneath its surface. His other hand reached toward the space beside him.
Empty.
Those fierce eyes turned towards the space where his hand rested, things finally becoming clearer in his head once more.
"Oh… Right… He's not here anymore…" He mumbled in the drowsiest of voices, a small stab paining his normally unfeeling heart. He growled the sheet's fabric balling up in his clutch as he slowly glanced over at the digital clock by his bedside.
3:02 AM.
"Bloody hell!" He growled out once more, flinging his body back onto the pillows.
The rest of the night was sure to be a long one for Bakura…
A/N: And here it is, the latest Yugi-Oh! Multi-chapter Project. I apologize for any seeming out-of-characterness you may witness in the coming chapters as well as this one. I may need it in order to help set the tone and mood for the rest of the story. I will try my best to not go too overboard with any OOC-ness. I also apologize if I seem to have gotten rusty in my absence.
So, how was it? Good? Bad? In between? Please R&R to let me know. Remember constructive criticism please. I will see you guys in the next installment. Thank you so much for giving this story a try!