Reflections in the Mirror Chapter 1: Accusing Eyes, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Yes…I'm alive . Here's the sequel to Taken for Granted. Hope you like ^_^

Dedications: To Chibi-chan no Hentai who had bribed me into writing more, to LFangor because she's been after me to write this XD and to everyone else who's read and/or reviewed. Thank you!

Disclaimer: Todo does not own Yu-Gi-Oh and it's characters/story line, but does own this fic of her own imagining. Todo is not making any money off this, so please do not sue. Todo is flat broke. ;;

Warning: Shounen-ai, angst and possibly a bit OOCness Sorry, ^^;; I just can't help it. If you do not like boy x boy or depressing stuff, turn back now.

Coupling: Seto/Yami Yuugi, and some others that's undecided as of right now.

Reflections in the Mirror – Accusing Eyes

He looked into it everyday.

But he never really looked.

It was routine for him to spend a few minutes in the morning in front of it, getting ready, and nothing more than a few minutes.

Today, he awoke hours before his normal time.

He rushed into the bathroom in cold sweat, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Large bags had formed beneath his eyes, from the many sleepless nights.

The nights he had managed to slip into an uneasy sleep, nightmares tore at it.

Many a night, he had awaken in cold sweat and just sat in his bed, staring out the window.

Tonight was the first time he had rushed into the bathroom.

Now he stood in front of the sink, staring at himself reflected in the mirror.

His eyes stared back at him, filled with sorrow and regret. It looked at him accusingly, asking why.

"I don't know…"

He turned away, unable to look at himself any longer.

He couldn't face the truth, didn't want to, but he already saw it in his reflection.

Those accusing eyes looking back at him made real the last two weeks.

The last two weeks that he had wanted to be, had hoped was only a dream.

He had refused to believe it had happened.

And day after day, night after night, he convinced himself that this was all a horrible nightmare and that he'd wake up from it soon.

But now, he finally accepted that it wasn't.

He leaned against the bathroom door, his eyes clenched tightly. His knees went weak beneath him as quiet sobs escaped his throat. He allowed himself to slide down against the door until he was a crumbled heap on the floor.

~*~*~*~

The bell by the front door rang, resounding through the house.

Seto cracked open his eyes and looked up at the living room clock. It read 7:00am.

A frown crossed his worn features.

Who the hell would be bothering him at this time of day?

He walked to the front door and opened it with a glare on his face.

Before any words had left his lips, the figure at the door spoke up, "We need to talk, Seto."

He felt himself move aside, allowing the person in.

"What do you want to talk about, Yuugi? What's of such important that you cannot wait until school starts to tell me?" Seto asked as they sat down across from each other on the living room couch.

Violet eyes studied him," It's just as bad for you, isn't it?"

"What are you talking about?" Seto demanded.

"You're not the only feeling the way you do."

"What do you know about what I feel?" Seto bit out harshly.

"Because I've seen the look in your eyes reflected just as badly, if not worse, in Yami's eyes."

Seto snorted. "Yeah, right."

Yuugi frowned. "Seto, I'm telling the truth."

"Why would he feel what I'm feeling? He was the one who did the breaking up, he should be elated."

Yuugi sighed, "But you were the one who made the choice, Seto. He left it up to you. It was up to you whether he would stay or go."

Seto sat silently, staring at the wall.

He knew Yuugi was right, but refused to accept the knowledge that it was he, not Yami, who broke the relationship.

"He did not need to make that ultimatum."

Yuugi shook his head, standing up. "If he had stayed any longer, he would have given in to complete despair and he was afraid he would lose all his feelings for you. It was tearing him up slowly; hurting him to the point that he had to make that ultimatum or risk losing all traces of his heart. All I can say now is that you're not the only one hurting, Seto. You're not the only one in pain. But you are the only one who can make this right again."

Yuugi turned and walked out. "I will see you at school, then."

Seto sat on the couch, watching as the smaller version of Yami walked out.

Somehow, the sight of Yuugi walking out reminded him of the day Yami left.

Seto rubbed his eyes roughly, wiping away the tears that had started to form.

"He was the one who walked away, not me. He walked away. He did the breaking up. It was his fault." Seto told himself repeatedly, trying to convince himself of it, but deep down he knew the truth.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Owari~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

So, how was the first chapter? Hoped you like. If you'd like to see more, kindly click on that little purple button on the bottom left of the page and leave me a review. Otherwise…well, you know what the otherwise is.

Review onegai!