~The Situation~
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~Flashback~
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Hands lifted to rest across the rising sun through the window pane, casting a shadow across an ambiguous face. As the rays of dawn shined forth, filtering the small room with its brilliance, the shadows slowly crept away. The cover of black seemingly retracting to hide in the cracks and crevices of the room's most unattainable places.
The contrast of the dark and light danced on through the room as if it were putting on a show just for him, the ambiguous face mused as his shadow of a head rolled almost lazily forward to follow the fading darkness.
"I wonder if all I ever do is chase you away?"
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~Present Day~
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The crisp, autumn air whistled passed his ears, slowly being caught up in the fray of people as the activities of their night went on. And so, the young man walked about, the chilled air momentarily giving his body a soothing jolt to his senses as he made his way aimlessly through the streets of Domino City. A year or so ago, Yuugi wouldn't have even thought twice about leaving his house in the late evening. But, after his much-needed growth spurt that shot him up to a fairly average height he felt more able to be more reckless.
Yuugi frowned, suddenly remembering why he was running the town anyway.
The reason for his bouts of wanderings as of late were quite related to his slightly strained relationship with his yami, it had got more difficult with the other so near, it nearly drove the hikari insane with anxiety. With all that happend with him and Atemu weeks before, Yuugi remembered with a grimace, things hadn't been the same since.
The air around him and his darkness had become a heavy load, the other barely even capable with making eye contact without flinching. And things were only getting more tense between them. It's amazing how much you can really say without saying much at all. And for Yuugi, his darkness' silences were just as loud as if he had screamed the declaration out loud. He sort of expected it, though, with all that had happend. But Yuugi had to admit, it still hurt as he was thusly ignored by his other half.
It was his own fault, the hikari quickly conceded.
Forcing your affections on another who doesn't return, nor understand your love is never a happy ending.
"I shot everything straight to hell, but even still, it wasn't that big of a deal... was it?" Yuugi tried to shake his thoughts of the event several weeks before.
"If it wasn't such a big deal wouldn't you be with your precious Atemu now," Clenching his eyes shut, Yuugi tried to shut out the ever so taunting voice in his head as well as the tears swelling up beneath his eyelids,"Why do I need him like that, dammit."
Yuugi's very soul ached with longing for his other half... ever since they separated, it's been this way. And for the life of him, he couldn't stop his heart from racing when he saw Yami, or how he couldn't keep himself from staring when he was in the same room.
He was ifatuated with him... Yami.
With a sigh, Yuugi veered to his left, suddenly making a hasty decision from recognizing the familiar street before coming to a stop in front of an equally familiar doorstep. Lightly knocking on the front door, Yuugi waited. After hearing a few fumbles and the sound of feet hitting the floor, the door opened, revealing a young, dainty-looking teenaged girl with russet colored tresses and deep, ocean blue eyes, her lightly glossy lips parting soundlessly in what the boy supposed to be surprise.
"Yuugi-kun, is that you?" Looking up sharply, the hikari stared into the eyes of his friend, Anzu Masaki, who peered back at him in slight bewilderment, "W-what are you doing here Yuugi-kun?"
"Ah, if you got a minute, Anzu-chan,"Rubbing the nape of his neck in a nervous way, Yuugi smiled, slightly embarassed,"I promise to explain myself."
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~Flashback~
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His skin was hot and clammy, his breathing labored, even though his mind was giving him reason after reason as to why he shouldn't be doing this, his body wouldn't listen. Rising from his futon, Yuugi ambled his way over to the body of his sleeping yami who was just a couple of feet from him. Falling to his knees, Yuugi's eyes roved over his other's form hungrily, his body reacting at the mere sight of his secretly coveted darkness.
With a shaky breath and a swallowed sigh, Yuugi finally found the nerve to let his hand gently trace over the other boy's face before letting it caress its way down to Atemu's collarbone as it subtlety protruded through the opening of his night-shirt.
Without really thinking about it, Yuugi lowered his lips to faintly brush underneath Yami's ear, reveling in the feel of the other's smooth skin. Slightly pulling away, Yuugi licked his lips, and with a slight groan, he leaned in for another taste, pressing his lips and tongue against the side of the Yami's neck as he gently nipped and sucked on the tender skin with his teeth.
With a startled gasp, blood-colored eyes shot open in alarm, his hand reaching out and grabbing his assailant's mane as he savagely ripped they're head away from his neck before pulling himself up and throwing the other to the floor and pinning them there. And just as Atemu was about to land the first blow, a familiar voice in his head stopped him dead.
"Atemu, please, wait!" Leaping away from the prone body that lay underneath him, the former pharaoh let the name of his other half pass though his lips faintly in a light gasp as he stared numbly at his attacker, his hikari. Not either of them said a word for a very long time, instead, they just looked at each other apprehensively, not exactly sure on what to say or do.
Shifting himself in a more comfortable position than laying on his back, Yuugi settled himself cross-legged in front of his dark, gently probing the other's mind through their link, trying to initiate a response. And so, a response that was quickly received.
"What... what do you think you a doing, Yuugi," The said boy flinched, not being able to look at the other in the eye, instead he hid his eyes from view beneath a curtain of blonde,"I... I just wanted to see what it would be like to touch you like that."
"Why? Why would want to do something like that?" Came the hushed, biting reply from Atemu as he grabbed at Yuugi's face, causing him to flinch as he was forced to look up into the slightly disconcerted and put out expression of the other male. The boy tried to turn his face away, only for the already tight grip tighten and angle his head higher to meet the other's hardened features,"...tell me, Yuugi. I can't fix this if you don't."
"What's there to fix?!" Yuugi snapped,"...are you saying there's something wrong with it?"
"Yes." At the reply of his yami, Yuugi let out a choked whimper as he bit his lip to keep from crying out any further. Grabbing a hold of Atemu's wrist, the hikari swiftly pulled out of the other's grasp, turning his face to the side so the tears prickling the corner of his eyes wouldn't be seen.
"I just wanted to see what it would be like to be with the one I loved the most..." was the meek reply as Yuugi looked into his other's eyes pleadingly, searching for a reciprocation of feelings. But, instead, he was met with a stony, guarded expression before he watched his other self slowly rise and walk past him, and without another word spoken, Atemu disappeared out the door and down the hall.
Leaving his devastated hikari weeping pathetically after him.
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~Flashback End~
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The hooded expression that he was met with by his usually helpful friend made him anxious, the situation he explained of him and Yami must have been a real shock to her, Yuugi concluded. But after such a prolonged silence from his usually chatty friend, he started to get worried. Tentatively, the young man reached out to grasp his friend's shoulder, give her a light shake,"Oi, Anzu-ch-"
"Shut up!" Shoving his hand away, Anzu's lips quivered, her hands fisting together as she looked at Yuugi with contempt.
More than a little alarmed at Anzu's sudden change in character, he tried to speak but failed as she intercepted him once more,"How could you do that to Atemu-kun and I?" I thought you were my friend? Yuugi, we're... we are..."
"Anzu, I am your friend! Why wouldn't I?" Yuugi confirmed, slightly panicking as Anzu only grew more upset, tears falling from her big blue eyes and trailing down her cheeks. Not being able to sit still, Yuugi walk over to the shaken and crying girl who had jumped up out of her seat after her outburst,"...and what about Atemu and you, Anzu? You are...? You are what?"
It suddenly clicked, Yuugi backed away from Anzu in his shock, "Oh... oh, Anzu, I had no idea!"
The girl scoffed, wiping the tears off her face, looking bitter,"...you weren't suppose to, Atem-kun wanted to keep it secret till' it was the right time to break it to everybody."
There was a pregnant pause," ...please... please, Yuugi-kun..."
Yugi looked up, slightly shocked to hear his friend plead with him looking and sounding so broken and desperate,"...please, Yuugi-kun, please...don't ruin us -me and Atemu-kun, please! ...we love eachother."
Yuugi's heart stopped, oddly enough, he didn't feel a single thing
"...me and Atemu-kun... we love each other."
Not a damn thing at all.
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~End~
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AU: Hi, this is one of my first fanfictions. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my story! I'm sorry for writing such short chapters, I tend to get real hurried if I write too long of a chapter, even though, personally I like reading long chapters. I guess I'll have to work on that! I'm just going with the flow of what's swimming in my head, If I'm lucky I'll be updating at a regular pace, though I can't promise anything! Well anyway, thank you for reading, hope you enoyed it! :)