Lily: Hello guys!! Wow, I'm finally able to write this story!! O.o I mean, I had this idea for days now, and just kept thinking on how to write it without being, somewhat, a bitch.
Iris: O.o And why EXACTLY would you be a bitch??
Lily: You know, the brother stuff... I don't think is very... well...
Iris: -_- I see your point...
Lily: But THEN I remembered people write Seto/Mokuba (please, excuse me while I go @_@), and it IS worse and different than my story... So yeah, I decided to write it. The next issue was... the title. Took me a while to decide. But NOW all the issues are gone, and you guys got to enjoy the story! Please, review, okies? ^^
"__" means talking
'italic' means thinking
Yugi Muoto = Yuugi Mutou - 16
Yami Muoto = Yami no Yuugi - 17
Jou/Jounouchi Katsuya = Joey Wheeler - 17
Anzu Mazaki = Tea Gardner - 16
Honda Hiroto = Tristan Taylor - 16
Seto Kaiba = Seto Kaiba
Ryou Kyoushi = Ryou Bakura - 16
Bakura Shinkyou = Yami no Bakura - 17
A Yami/Yugi shounen ai story (NO incest, mind you)
Disclaimer: I do not own it, don't dream fellow --;;
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Dark mates
Chapter I - Meetings
By: Lily Maxwell
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The sun shone shyly in the sky in the early morning, peeking through the window of a big house. The window led to the room of a small boy, which by now was trying by all matters to hide under his sheets, claiming for sleep to find its way back to him.
He was not a morning person. Not at all.
Then he remembered that he didn't have an alarm clock. Great. Now he could sleep all the time he wanted... One thing he did not remember, though, was the fact of why he didn't have an alarm clock...
Ever so slightly, someone started to poke him on the side. He ignored it. The person started lightly, but now the poking was insistent and constant. The young boy groaned in frustration, and heard a chuckle from whoever was poking him. Hey, maybe if he kept quiet the person would give up.
Uh... go AWAY...
he thought groggily. The person beside him did not stop poking him after some minutes, and when it did stop, the boy could vaguely make out the sound of the person sighing."Well, Yugi, I guess I'll just have to leave to school without you..." the male voice beside him said, and his eyes suddenly opened wide, and he sat up straight in a matter of seconds.
"WHAT?!" Yugi yelled, and the person beside him rolled its eyes, then smirked.
"Well, you're kind of late... About a few minutes..." color drained from Yugi's face and he immediately shot up and out of his bed, quickly picking his clothes and rushing to the bedroom. The figure still sat on his bed, blinking, never thinking for a second that he'd get used to how fast the boy could be.
"Nee, Mi-chan~!!" Yugi called from the bathroom. "You could have woken me up earlier!" sounds could be heard from the bathroom, and soon the faint sound of the shower could be heard in the background. The addressed figure snickered.
"I tried, Yugi!!" he said in his defense. "But you sleep like Jou! If a hurricane would be to come to town, you'd probably sleep through it!" he said, now standing beside the door to the bathroom.
"I RESENT THAT!" came the reply, making the teen laugh. Soon, the sound of the shower died down, and Yugi came out of the bathroom, doing his best to get ready as fast as humanly possible.
"Yami, I'm so going to kill you!" Yugi said, while looking all over the room for his bag. "And where's my backpack?!" he asked frenetically. Looking over to the other figure, he saw that his bag was in his hands, and that the other teen was looking at him with an eyebrow raised, amusement in his eyes, and an innocent smile on his lips. Yugi cheered and grabbed his bag from the other one.
"Not my fault you're worse to awake than a hibernating bear." Yami rolled his eyes. "And sure Yugi, you really don't have to thank me so much for getting your stuff ready for you." He said, muttering under his breath. Yugi sweatdropped and bowed to the other teen.
"Arigatou, nii-sama[1]. Now let's go, or we're going to be seriously late and deep in trouble!" he said, and Yami sighed and nodded, smiling at his brother's (A/N: *hears screams and sweatdrops*) antics. Yugi practically jumped two steps from the stairs and almost fell once. Yami rolled his eyes again. Every morning it was the same story.
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Two figures walked side-by-side, looking remarkably similar to each other. Although there were some differences here and there such as height and some face features, the two could pass as twins, even though they weren't. Tri-colored hair, black and crimson sticking up, while blond bangs fell against their faces slightly. The taller one had some blond streaks sticking up while the shorter didn't, and both had violet eyes, ones wide and holding pure sympathy, while the other ones were sharp and vicious, sending a non-spoken warning to every one who tried to harm any of them.
The two teens wore navy blue uniforms and identical neck-belts, while the shorter one wore a white shirt under his blue jacket, the other one wore a black leathered tight shirt.
"So Yugi, which classes you have today again?" the taller one, Yami, asked. Yugi seemed thoughtful for a few seconds before answering.
"Uh.. Math, History, P.E., then English and double Biology periods..." he said, then looked up at Yami. "What 'bout you? You finished that paper Mr. Crawford asked you to do for your History class? Wasn't it due today?" he asked raising an eyebrow, when his brother stopped frozen in his place, staring straight ahead, and seemingly zoned out. Yugi blinked. "Uh... Yami?"
"I... uh..." he closed his eyes and seemed deep in thought. Then he opened them again and they showed relief and understanding. "It's not due today, it's due tomorrow..." he said, more to himself than to Yugi.
"Oh... Lucky you, I suppose you probably didn't finish it." Yugi said smirking, while Yami mock-glared at him.
"Hey! Is this some kind of revenge for the incident with your bag earlier?" Yami shrugged and sighed heavily, before smirking down at Yugi. "Well, I suppose you don't recall your room looks like a pandemonium. I wonder how you find your things in that mess..." Yami seemed thoughtful, but was well aware of his brother glaring up at him.
"Shut up, Yami. You make me sound like a 5-year-old, not a 16-year-old." He said.
"Well, you height like a 5-year-old..."
"YAMI!!" Yami laughed, and Yugi glared. "Well, enlighten me on your height again..." Yami stopped laughing and Yugi snickered. "See? And 'sides, your room isn't so clear either..."
"Well, that's because I'll only clean it when I get home today, it's Friday, remember? And BESIDES, at least I actually clean it." He replied, and Yugi 'hmph'ed, before resuming his glaring at the road ahead, admitting his defeat. Yami laughed and patted his brother's head, before he looked at his watch. His eyes widened.
"Yugi?" said teen murmured a knowing 'hmm?' and Yami continued. "We better hurry... the bell rings in 10 minutes..." he said and Yugi looked up at him with wide eyes. They kept staring at each other before breaking into a run.
They were near the school when Yugi saw something that drew his attention. He stopped in his tracks and it took Yami a few instants before he noticed Yugi was not beside him. He stopped too and looked behind him, to find Yugi looking at a building. It was a small building, and the words 'Kame Game Shop' indicated what it really was. Yami walked back to Yugi and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Yugi jumped at the contact and looked up to see Yami looking down at him, smiling.
"This place is new, isn't it?" Yami asked and Yugi nodded, looking back at the entrance of the shop. "Well, I suppose we can stop by on our way back, ok? Now let's go, we better hurry." Yugi mutely nodded.
There's... something about this shop...
his eyes lost their focus for a brief moment before Yugi was brought back to the world of the living with Yami patting his head, and indicating they should go. He had an assuring smile and nodded at Yugi, who smiled in return and followed his brother to school, never taking the image of the shop from his mind.~ ~ ~
Everyone clapped when Yugi entered is room hurriedly, and he blinked, noticing that the teacher was just behind him, smiling at him. Yugi blinked and blushed, hurrying to his seat, and sat down quickly, trying to ignore the snickers and giggles.
"So Yugi... what kept you this time?" asked a laughing voice behind him and Yugi almost jumped, had he not recognized it as his friend Anzu's. He blushed, looking behind him at the giggling girl.
"Hmm..." he tried to say, but the girl's smile kept him from saying anything. (A/N: I've been tolerating with Anzu this past times, so no bashing this time... But Yugi's crush on her will be irrelevant in the future =P) Beside them, another laughing voice answered for him.
"Probably woke up later again, right Yugi?" he asked, brown eyes shining with amusement. Yugi sulked. They giggled.
"We're kidding Yugi. And besides, you can't be worse than-" Anzu was interrupted, as someone slammed the door open, startling a few and surprising the teacher.
"Mr. Honda... How nice of you to join us today." The teacher said in a very sarcastic tone, making half of the class laugh. Even Yugi giggled.
"See my point?" Anzu asked, and Yugi nodded. The boy looked at the board as the teacher stood up and started to write down the day's notes, the sound of papers and pencils meeting the white surfaces filling the air. He looked momentarily through the window, and couldn't help but remember that shop. Something there was... drawing him to it. But he didn't know what or why.
He shrugged. Maybe he was just fantasying. And he'd be back there anyway.
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"What?! Duel with Jou and Kaiba?? But that's not fair, Yami! You told me we'd spend the afternoon watching movies and plus you promised we'd go to that new Game Shop!" Yugi complained, eyeing his brother with betrayal in his eyes. Yami sighed.
"I'm sorry, Yugi, but I have no option." He leaned over and spoke very low. "Seto and Jou are so in love and so in denial it's driving all of us nuts. Bakura is about to murder the two, and if I don't get them together soon, I'm afraid for their safety. It's all Ryou's plan actually." He smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry, tenshi[2], but I have no choice. They just dragged me into this, and 'sides, I won't be long." He winked, and Yugi sighed, smiling weakly.
"Yeah, I'm with you... when Ryou has his plans, we have no other option than obey..." Yugi said, still sad. Yami sighed heavier, feeling pretty bad about this.
"Hey, when I get home, we'll still watch those movies, ok? Aaaaand... you can go to the new Game Shop without me." he declared, making Yugi blink.
"What? The almighty 'Yu-Gi-Oh' will let his brother get into the newest Game Shop without his presence along?" he asked, an eyebrow raised. Yami sighed heavily dramatically and spoke melodramatically.
"Yes... It'll hurt but it's for a greater cause. Hook up two blind bastards and lose a whole afternoon full of movies, also losing the opportunity of buying new cards... Wait, I don't see the plus in that." he said, finishing very sarcastically, making Yugi laugh.
"Okay, if you say so. Good luck." He smirked. "You'll need it." Yami narrowed his eyes.
"Yugi, you're evil." He said, but the shorter one only laughed more.
"Yami, c'mon, we're leaving!!" shouted Ryou's voice from the entrance of the building, Honda, Anzu, Bakura, Seto and Jou along with them. Yami waved.
"Coming!" he yelled, then turned to his brother. "Jaa ne, Yu-Gi-Oh substitute." He grinning at his brother's pout and walk away, leaving Yugi to walk towards the new Game Shop alone.
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It was not actually a big building, but it seemed to have a nice ambient. Yugi smiled, looking through the shop's window into the new cards at sale, jaw hanging open at the sight of the "Magician of Black Chaos" staring right back at him, his blue eyes defying, his 2800 ATK points catching the duelist's immediate attention.
"Hello, may I help you?" asked a voice beside him, breaking his trance. Looking towards the speaker, Yugi's smile was quickly replaced by a shocked stare. The old shop owner had some severe similarities with him. Sympathetic violet eyes, the shape of his bangs... It was quite disturbing for Yugi.
"Ah... hm... no I was just... ah... looking... yeah. I have to... go now. I'll be back later... hm, bye!" he said very hesitantly, walking away quickly. The elder blinked and smiled, shaking his head, and entered the shop. Yugi stopped, before turning on a corner, and looked back at the shop.
He would come back... definitely, he would.
~~ end of chapter
Lily: Oh... it's a nice start. ^^U
Iris: Considering making the two brothers is quite... disturbing...
Lily: Hey, I've done it before, ok? Besides... there're surprises ahead =) hehehehe... *ahem* Please review or no new chapter... ok? Jaa ne!
Explanations:
[1]Nii-sama: Honorific way of saying "brother"
[2]Tenshi: Angel... Hey that's my nickname too ^^U