Title: A Ghost's Touch
Author: Stairway
Summary: A certain red eyed invisible spirit finds entertainment as he wanders around the Kaiba Mansion, frightening and confusing our favorite CEO…
Notes: An idea I sprung up...a very old idea. Eventual yaoi. Enjoy. Reviews are appreciated.
START OF CHAPTER ONEHe didn't know why he was there, he didn't know where he came from or where he was, he didn't know how he got there, and most importantly he didn't know who he was, or what he was.
What he did know? That he was having fun. Fun torturing this poor, innocent, blue-eyed soul. Not the painful torture, with whips and other tools that could kill a man, no, for this particular soul, the torture was just confusing. And he liked seeing this one particular soul confused. Why? He didn't know that either.
It was one afternoon; he was in the mind of his familiar soul mate. A child named Yugi Muto. Somehow, watching the world through this youth's eyes as he walked home from school.
He saw the cars, the lights, the people, the actions, the sounds, and he eventually understood what it was like every day. He watched how the cars stopped when this light turned red, and how the cars moved when the light turned green. Most of the cars followed that rule, but other's didn't.
The light was red, the car was moving, and unfortunately, Yugi was crossing; so that meant he was too.
A sudden jolt, a searing pain, a breath of life...all in the span of a second. He remembered the feeling of jumping out of the way, hitting the concrete ground, and hearing the shattering of an object. Then his mind began to spin. Things were a bit fuzzy from there, but he could make out people shouting Yugi's name and hoisting him up off the ground. He felt himself freeze as he looked at his younger half. He was there, kneeling in front of him as he picked up golden pieces on the floor…
He no longer felt the presence of that soul he was bonded to. He felt alone, single, and…somewhat free. Even with those thoughts, he began to move. Again, and again, and again.
He kept moving, he kept walking, walking away from...that place. That place where Yugi was. That place with the lights and cars and hard ground. His view was still fuzzy, but his feelings were crystal clear.
He felt every push, every step, every move he made. He felt and heard the actions of others as well. Almost everyone he touched seemed to say 'huh?' as if they didn't see him. And he didn't know why.
Eventually, his vision became clear. He found himself at the front of two large, black, metal gates. Why was he standing in front of these gates? Well, he knew that answer. The gates intrigued him. They would open automatically when a car drove up to them, and close once the car was inside. Why? Obviously he didn't know, and what was inside he didn't know either, except the place cars go. But that was one question he could easily find out. And he wanted answers.
A limousine drove up to the large metal gates. He stood and watched in awe as the gates opened. The sound of metal hinges twisting was fascinating as he listened closely. Close enough that he could hear other sounds too. The sounds of people in the car. He took a step closer, and could make out twodifferent voices. The suddenly the voices faded as the limousine drove through the opened gates.
He wanted more. He wanted to know, and he wanted to know now. Sensing this new found courage and bravery bubbling inside of him, he felt himself walk up to the gates, just as they were closing. A few more yards, and he would find an answer to one of many questions.
Just a few more...
The gates were about two feet from closing. His mind clicked. His body moved with his mind, and suddenly he felt a sensation of speed as he jolted through the gates, hearing them close securely behind him.
What was that, that action he just did?
He ran. Running. He could run, and running meant speed. When he wanted speed, he would run. Excellent. He finally knew something.
Then it hit him…he was inside. He was in that place where cars go. He learned something, he accomplished something, and he was thrilled.
"Come on, big brother!" His head snapped up to the voice he heard in that car a few minutes ago. Curiosity getting the better of him, he walked toward the voice. It was a young child, younger than Yugi. Long raven colored hair covered gray eyes that shined with adventure. Just like how his eyes were at the moment.
A thought occurred to him. Were his eyes the same color as this boy's? Were everyone's eyes gray?
He looked around to spot another figure, a tall, lean man with blue eyes and dark russet hair. No, not everyone's eyes were the same.
But what color were his?
It seemed that every answer he found came with another question.
He continued to follow these two figures around. Doing so, he learned what a door was, what money was, what a computer was, what a bath was, and what a brother was. The two figures, Gray and Blue were brothers. He had named them, and it had made things easier than Brother one and Brother two.
A sudden sadness flooded through him.
What would he name himself? He would only know once he found his color.
"Why is it so dark in here?" Blue said as he entered a new room. He extended his hand out to the wall and flicked a tiny switch. The room shined with light.
Dark...he had heard that before. Dark, he was dark, he was the dark of Yugi...he was...
"You have chocolate on your face." Blue said. He looked up to the tall man and eyed him as he spoke to his brother.
"I do?" Gray said as he used his shirt to wipe his mouth. A smile spread on Blue's face.
"Look in the mirror." Blue said as he pointed to a tall, shiny piece of...wall. He looked at the place where Blue pointed, and followed Gray as he ran up to the mirror. He eyed the scene with amazement. Another Gray appeared in the wall, and it seemed to follow exactly what this Gray in front of him was doing.
"A...mirror..." He spoke out of his own mouth for the first time.
Blue looked up.
"What?" Blue said, eyeing his brother. Gray looked back at him after wiping the chocolate off his face.
"I didn't say anything..." Gray said.
"Yes you did. I heard you, or someone say the word 'mirror'". Blue said.
His eyes widened in shock as he stared at the two brothers. So Blue could hear him, but could Blue see him? He took a step closer to Blue and waved his hand in front of Blue's face. He guessed not.
"You're getting me confused..." Gray said as he looked around. "There's no one here but me, and I did NOT say anything about a mirror. Are you feeling okay, Brother?" Gray said as he walked up to Blue.
He blinked. Confused? So that was what Gray was feeling, because he didn't know what Blue was talking about. He didn't know...just like himself. He didn't know a lot of things, so he was confused as well, right?
"Confused..." He whispered, standing right next to Blue. Blue jerked his head up and looked around.
"Okay now I know I heard someone!!" Blue said in a very loud voice.
"Stop shouting, brother! You're scaring me!" Gray said as he closed his eyes and held his head down.
Shouting...scaring. Shouting was scaring Gray. Shouting was speaking loudly, Blue was speaking loudly because he heard him. He quickly shut his mouth, realizing he was scaring Gray too.
Blue sat down on a large couch and moved his fingers through his hair.
"I'm scaring myself, Mokuba. Just go upstairs to your bedroom." Blue said, shaking his head.
Mokuba. That was what Blue called him, he guessed he would call him that too. Gray, no... Mokuba nodded and ran up the stairs to his bedroom.
He looked over at Blue with a saddened expression. He was scaring Blue, and since Gray, no...Mokuba didn't like to be scared, He guessed Blue didn't like to be scared either.
"I don't want to scare you, Blue." He said as he placed his hand on Blue's shoulder. Hand...shoulder. How did he know to do that? Must've been something he picked up from Yugi.
"What the hell?"
Now he knew he shouldn't have done that.
Blue jumped up from his seat and ran backwards against the wall, eyes wide. "Damn coffee is getting the better of me." Blue said as he ran up the stepsHe smiled as a sound came from his throat. A laugh, a chuckle. Blue had a funny face on. He liked that funny face on Blue. That confused face on Blue. He ran up the stairs after him, desiring to see that face again.
END OF CHAPTER