*Coughs* Seriously... I don't know where this came from! I think it had to do with reading that 'Yugi-got-the-Millennium-Ring-instead-of-the-Millennium-Puzzle' story (Yugi/Yami B (don't ask about this...)), New Beginnings (Joey/Ryou), and a story where Kaiba loses Mokuba inspired this...
Disclaimer: What do you think????? Of COURSE I don't own them!! The series never would have survived if I did!
Warning: Yugi torment; yaoi: Joey/Ryou, Yugi/Yami B, mentionings and later on Yugi/Yami; and I tell you the others when I get there. There MIGHT be some lemon, most definably a lime somewhere in this story.
'Newayz here's what everything means:
/Yugi to Yami/
//the other way around//
"Talking"
Thinking
~Yami B speaking to Yugi while he's being controlled~
[Ryou to Yami B]
{Yami B to Ryou}
Got it? Good on with the fic!
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The Price We Pay
Prologue
By: Miss Sera
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His feet pounded against the hard cement. The tears flooding down his cheeks.
I didn't mean it that way!
*~Flashback~*
Ryou smiled down at Yugi as he came out of the school. The day had been great and the day was beautiful; both were in a good mood. "Hey Yugi." The white haired angel greeted. "Where are the others?" The small multi-color haired boy pointed to where Joey and the others could be seen walking towards them.
The blond embraced his Ryou and the two had no shame in showing off they were together. Yugi sighed, "Here we go again..."
Yugi didn't realize how badly that came out until Anzu said sharply, "What? You don't like seeing Ryou and Joey together?" The two engaged in a kiss, broke off and Joey glared at him. "Is that true Yugi? You don't like seeing us together? Then why didn't you say something three months ago!? Were you lying back then when you said you were happy for us??" Ryou glared at him also, a hurt look on his face.
Yugi looked at them startled. "No! That's not what I meant! Not at all!"
"Then what did you mean?" Joey snapped.
*~End flashback~*
The pounding halted as the boy stumbled, and crashed to the pavement, the pain of his newly scraped hands never comparing with the torment in his heart. The crystalline tears darkened the sidewalk.
What did I say??
*~Flashback~*
"I meant..." Yugi faltered under his friends' heated glares. He was beginning to fall apart. He didn't understand, what happened? What did he say wrong?
"That maybe you should wait to get home, this it's a good time to do it..."
But that seemed to make it only worse, instead of better. "Oh? Now you think it's not a good time for us to be together? If us being together was a bad thing, why should we offend the almighty Yugi Mutou. We shouldn't be seen together. Really Yugi when did you became so horrible?" The others nodded.
Joey's words cut deep and all Yugi could do was stare at them hopelessly. But the biggest blow hadn't been delt yet. The boy's heart skipped a beat as the puzzle around his neck glowed and his beloved Yami appeared.
"Is that how you feel, Yugi?" Yami's face and voice was emotionless, but his ruby eyes were a light with a fury Yugi hadn't ever seen directed at him before. The youth unconsciously took a step back in fear.
Yugi opened his mouth to try again, but Joey interrupted him. "Come one guys, lets go to the arcade, they've got a new game opening. Yami, you can come too." He gave Yugi a nasty look. "Don't join us until you decide to get yourself straight." The group turned and left; Yami stayed a heartbeat later, then turned and easily caught up with the others leaving Yugi alone in the schoolyard.
Yugi stood there disbelieving what had just happened. Then he heard it, the laughter. No! Now everyone was laughing at him! Tears stung his eyes, and he covered his ears, but the laughing only got louder.
Suddenly something snapped in the boys mind. "SHUT UP!" Everyone within turned to look at who had made the shout, giving him strange looks. The distraught boy didn't notice. He had to get out of there; it didn't matter where to; just anywhere but here. He took off out of the schoolyard and his throat constricted with the sobs that tore from him.
*~End Flashback~*
The small boy crawled into a near by alley, curling up into a ball and hugging his knees. The sobs still came in waves as the horrible truth he didn't want to accept came back with a vengeance.
A pair of arm appeared, and pulled the youth towards them. In his grief he didn't take notice to who's shirt he now buried his face in. It could have been a complete stranger for all he cared at the moment. I didn't matter. Just that they were there; that a soothing hand rubbed his back and a he was in a warm embrace.
The person held the boy through his agony, never ceasing in the comfort. Oh, and the pain was deep; his friends had abandoned him, even his other! Yes, It was like before, before everything they had been thru. And now, he was alone again.
It couldn't be said how long they stayed that way, the boy pouring his tears onto the person's shirt, and the person constantly comforting, but soon exhaustion hit and sleep claimed the heart broken youth. He body relaxed with one last sob into his comforter's arms.
Yami Bakura, the boy's 'comforter', smiled sadistically down at his young prize. "Little Yugi Mutou and the Millennium Puzzle both lost by those fools and found by me, all in one day. How delightful!" He held the smaller body to him in a mock hug. "I know why you cry little one, and I won't let them have you again. They had their chance and they threw it away; so you are mine now, and I will never release you."
A laugh began in his throat then erupted through his mouth. Oh, the irony! The dark spirit's laughter disappeared along with Yami Bakura and the sleeping Yugi Mutou.
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*in tears* Trust me that hurt me more than it hurt you!
Seto: What are you talking about? Those tears are more fake then Britney Spears' chest! And you enjoyed writing this!
*Chokes, hurriedly pushes Seta out the door.* Be quiet!!! *Coughs, looks around for any flying objects. Ducks into bomb shelter just in case...* Well tell me what you thought! I don't require you to review, just tell me what you thought and if you must flame me and tell me what you thought was wrong! *Holds up Yami-neko muse* Just don't hurt me!!!
