Disclaimer: If Yugioh was mine to own, The show would be Eccentric! But
since I can't and since I don't, I just wrote this Fan-fic! ^.^;;;
Warning: Once AGAIN, ELF INTERFERRED! later, the story will be NO where NEAR as serious!
By: Elf and Imp
Safe and Sound
Jounouchi Katsuya Slowly gained awareness. He blinked in confusion, bewildered about the world around him. Just a moment before, just after Ryou came out of the bushes, he began to act strange, and then the world darkened around them, and he had suffered a horrible ripping feeling in his chest, more of a feeling of soul or spirit than of a physical type. But Now where was he?
Jou looked around, trying to see through the creepy black and purple mist, and failing miserably.
"Hello?" He called. "Anyone here???"
His voice seemed to get swallowed by the mist, and it got spit back out in a dozen different places all at once. The mist closed about him in a almost choking way, and his mind cast out for any thought that might save it. Almost unbidden, an image of Yugi laughing entered his mind, and the mist seemed to retreat slightly.
"Hello? Yugi? Tristan? Tea???" He called. The mist echoed his clal back, mocking it, and he shuddered at the freaky effect before scowling at his own fear.
"Jounouchi???" A voice called weakly back, wavering slightly with fear and despair.
"YUGI???" Jou called back enthusiastically. "Is that you? Please answer!"
"I'm here, Jou!" Yugi called back.
A slender figure appeared in the mist, the purple and black fog retreating from it, and Jou could finally see Yugi's face, which was pale and frightened, confusion tinging his amethyst eyes with blue. He floated toward Jou and came to a rest near the blond.
"Hey, Yugi, what's going on?" Jou asked, drifting closer in an effort to calm the teen.
Yugi frowned. "The spirit in the puzzle is dueling Bakura. Remember me telling you about him?"
"Yeah, but it seemed sorta farfetched at the time. Sorry, Yugi." Jou said, casting his eyes downward into the mist that swirled hungrily below them.
"Its okay, Jou, I understand." Yugi said, putting a hand of Jou's shoulder. The blond smiled gratefully. "But what bothers me is that the time here and the time there are the same. The spirit told me of the Shadow Realm, which is where we are, by the way, and he never aged in here."
Jou pursed his lips, confused by the words, and uncaring of them anyway since Yugi was here. After a moment or silent floating, Yugi shivered.
"Jou, I'm scared."
Jounouchi blinked, floating closer. He thought it was just HIM who was disturbed by this freaky mist n' stuff! "Hey Yugi, it'll be okay!" He put his arm around the boy's shoulder. "I mean, that spirit hasn't done you wrong yet, right? So why would he start now? Everything will be fine, I'm sure! Besides, while I can't do much against whatever might by hiding in this 'Shadow Realm', I'll TRY to protect you, okay?"
Yugi giggled softly. "Okay, but I'm still scared."
Jou fidgeted for a second, arguing with himself about his next line of action. On one hand, he wanted desperately to make Yugi feel better. But on the other hand, he hated to touch people. He finally became exasperated with himself for worrying about himself before his friend, and pulled his small companion into a hug/cuddle. At first, Yugi stiffened, be then he relaxed, wrapping out arms around the blond.
"Thanks, Jou."
"Sure thing, Yugi."
The floated through the mist, curled against each other, eyes shut comfortably, taking strength from each other's presence.
Around them, the mist shifted, holding its breath, witnessing something beautiful, something it had never witnessed before; it had never seen anything so pure, so innocent. It drew closer, feeling the emotions given off by the two boys. Never in its existence had such things happened. The Shadow Realm was used for power and greed and hatred, used to hide violent monsters within. It had only experienced the bad. But these two had taught it something else. To show its thanks, it drew back, taking its cold presence from around the two teens, yet it watched on curiously.
Jou floated quietly, his thoughts racing. [I would do anything for him.] he realized suddenly. [I wish I could do more, but I'm just Jounouchi Katsuya. No matter how much I might try to help him, he is the one how is always helping me, picking me back off the dirt when I fail. I . . . I think I love him. I wonder if he even knows that I feel like this; it would be just like him. He is so innocent, but he knows so much . . .I shouldn't feel like this, not for him, not for my friend Yugi. Anyone else, but not Yugi. I don't want to hurt him, and the people I love I always end up hurting] {There is a first time for everything . . .}
Jou started at the alien thought, that sounded so much like him, yet not.
"Good bye, Jou." Yugi said, breaking the blond out of his thoughts.
"What? What do you mean?" Jou demanded, panicked, not ready to go anywhere, wanting to stay.
"You'll see." Yugi said softly.
Yugi's eyes opened, and he lifted the amethyst orbs to Jou, peering shyly into the honeyed jewels that stared back. Jou blinked as Yugi seemed to drift closer, but at that moment, Jou felt that same wrenching of his soul and spirit, and the world around him began to fade.
A soft, faint sensation lingered on his lips, so sweet, so unbelievably tender and heart wrenching, and it lingered with him as he was suddenly elsewhere, and he blinked.
[What was that???] he wondered, hoping desperately that he'd never forget it.
And it was forgotten.
^~^~TBC, out of show's timeline~^~^~
Imp: As I said, this story is serious right now, and in a few chapters, loses its sanity, sorta.
Elf: I HAD FUN! o^_^o
Imp: -.-;; I'm sure you did.
Elf: OI-ISHNESS! YAY! Buh-bye, now!
Warning: Once AGAIN, ELF INTERFERRED! later, the story will be NO where NEAR as serious!
By: Elf and Imp
Safe and Sound
Jounouchi Katsuya Slowly gained awareness. He blinked in confusion, bewildered about the world around him. Just a moment before, just after Ryou came out of the bushes, he began to act strange, and then the world darkened around them, and he had suffered a horrible ripping feeling in his chest, more of a feeling of soul or spirit than of a physical type. But Now where was he?
Jou looked around, trying to see through the creepy black and purple mist, and failing miserably.
"Hello?" He called. "Anyone here???"
His voice seemed to get swallowed by the mist, and it got spit back out in a dozen different places all at once. The mist closed about him in a almost choking way, and his mind cast out for any thought that might save it. Almost unbidden, an image of Yugi laughing entered his mind, and the mist seemed to retreat slightly.
"Hello? Yugi? Tristan? Tea???" He called. The mist echoed his clal back, mocking it, and he shuddered at the freaky effect before scowling at his own fear.
"Jounouchi???" A voice called weakly back, wavering slightly with fear and despair.
"YUGI???" Jou called back enthusiastically. "Is that you? Please answer!"
"I'm here, Jou!" Yugi called back.
A slender figure appeared in the mist, the purple and black fog retreating from it, and Jou could finally see Yugi's face, which was pale and frightened, confusion tinging his amethyst eyes with blue. He floated toward Jou and came to a rest near the blond.
"Hey, Yugi, what's going on?" Jou asked, drifting closer in an effort to calm the teen.
Yugi frowned. "The spirit in the puzzle is dueling Bakura. Remember me telling you about him?"
"Yeah, but it seemed sorta farfetched at the time. Sorry, Yugi." Jou said, casting his eyes downward into the mist that swirled hungrily below them.
"Its okay, Jou, I understand." Yugi said, putting a hand of Jou's shoulder. The blond smiled gratefully. "But what bothers me is that the time here and the time there are the same. The spirit told me of the Shadow Realm, which is where we are, by the way, and he never aged in here."
Jou pursed his lips, confused by the words, and uncaring of them anyway since Yugi was here. After a moment or silent floating, Yugi shivered.
"Jou, I'm scared."
Jounouchi blinked, floating closer. He thought it was just HIM who was disturbed by this freaky mist n' stuff! "Hey Yugi, it'll be okay!" He put his arm around the boy's shoulder. "I mean, that spirit hasn't done you wrong yet, right? So why would he start now? Everything will be fine, I'm sure! Besides, while I can't do much against whatever might by hiding in this 'Shadow Realm', I'll TRY to protect you, okay?"
Yugi giggled softly. "Okay, but I'm still scared."
Jou fidgeted for a second, arguing with himself about his next line of action. On one hand, he wanted desperately to make Yugi feel better. But on the other hand, he hated to touch people. He finally became exasperated with himself for worrying about himself before his friend, and pulled his small companion into a hug/cuddle. At first, Yugi stiffened, be then he relaxed, wrapping out arms around the blond.
"Thanks, Jou."
"Sure thing, Yugi."
The floated through the mist, curled against each other, eyes shut comfortably, taking strength from each other's presence.
Around them, the mist shifted, holding its breath, witnessing something beautiful, something it had never witnessed before; it had never seen anything so pure, so innocent. It drew closer, feeling the emotions given off by the two boys. Never in its existence had such things happened. The Shadow Realm was used for power and greed and hatred, used to hide violent monsters within. It had only experienced the bad. But these two had taught it something else. To show its thanks, it drew back, taking its cold presence from around the two teens, yet it watched on curiously.
Jou floated quietly, his thoughts racing. [I would do anything for him.] he realized suddenly. [I wish I could do more, but I'm just Jounouchi Katsuya. No matter how much I might try to help him, he is the one how is always helping me, picking me back off the dirt when I fail. I . . . I think I love him. I wonder if he even knows that I feel like this; it would be just like him. He is so innocent, but he knows so much . . .I shouldn't feel like this, not for him, not for my friend Yugi. Anyone else, but not Yugi. I don't want to hurt him, and the people I love I always end up hurting] {There is a first time for everything . . .}
Jou started at the alien thought, that sounded so much like him, yet not.
"Good bye, Jou." Yugi said, breaking the blond out of his thoughts.
"What? What do you mean?" Jou demanded, panicked, not ready to go anywhere, wanting to stay.
"You'll see." Yugi said softly.
Yugi's eyes opened, and he lifted the amethyst orbs to Jou, peering shyly into the honeyed jewels that stared back. Jou blinked as Yugi seemed to drift closer, but at that moment, Jou felt that same wrenching of his soul and spirit, and the world around him began to fade.
A soft, faint sensation lingered on his lips, so sweet, so unbelievably tender and heart wrenching, and it lingered with him as he was suddenly elsewhere, and he blinked.
[What was that???] he wondered, hoping desperately that he'd never forget it.
And it was forgotten.
^~^~TBC, out of show's timeline~^~^~
Imp: As I said, this story is serious right now, and in a few chapters, loses its sanity, sorta.
Elf: I HAD FUN! o^_^o
Imp: -.-;; I'm sure you did.
Elf: OI-ISHNESS! YAY! Buh-bye, now!