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The rain fell heavily down on Earth, thunders and lightning illuminating and haunting the land below. The city under the severity of the skies was almost underwater, suffering from the cold rain for months. Nothing like that had happened ever in the city of Domino... But things were not as normal as ever.
A young man stood in the cemetery, soaked from head to toe and shivering slightly because of the strong wind. He closed his eyes and knelt down in front of a grave, trying to feel as though he was standing just in front of the person who laid there, looking straight into its eyes.
'Yumei[1] Mutou - 1957/1993
"May the angels guard her generous soul with love"'
"Mother..." he said in a soft voice, his whisperings being almost muffled by the loud thunders. "Is this what you told me about? Is this the sign?" he asked, but he got no answer.
*** ~ Flashback ~ ***
"Mother..." he sniffed, trying to control his tears but failing miserably. But his mother only smiled, lying on the hospital bed calmly as though she was expecting her death. "Why? Why do you have to go? Are the angels calling you?" he asked, but his mother only reached out weakly to touch his face, her smile never fading.
"My only angel is you, Yugi..." she whispered, and Yugi only cried more. "But it's my time to go... So was what fate designed to me." she said, but the 10-year old was unwilling in the idea of being alone. The lost of his father was only bearable because of his mother's support... But now that she was leaving...
"Is it... my destiny to be alone?" he asked absent-mindedly, but his mother only closed her eyes.
"You will never be alone, Yugi." His mother answered weakly, opening her eyes, which held an inhumanly assurance. "I never was..." she continued, but her breath was getting more and more weak.
"Mother...?" Yugi asked, tears shining in amethyst gems. He gripped his mother's hand tightly in his own. "What am I going to do without you?" he started to panic. "What of my... powers?!" he seemed desperate to know, but his only answer was vague.
"You'll know what to do, when the time comes... Yugi... There'll be... a sign..." and then, her last breath was gone. Yugi let out a scream and clenched to his mother's dead body, nurses coming instantly into the room, but even the doctor's attempts at a reanimation was futile...
That was her fate... So Yugi wondered what would be his.
*** ~ End of flashback ~ ***
"I can feel it..." he continued, not minding how the wind tried to blow his bones away, the rain penetrating in every single pore of his, his shivering uncontrollable by now. "Something is telling me... What's about to happen, mom?" he asked, sadness filling his gaze. "You never told me... I never knew why I had these powers or what my fate would be..." he said but closed his eyes, feeling as if there was nothing more to be said.
His mother was not going to answer him from heaven, he knew it... But he just wished she could have been clearer about what he was... and what he was about to do... What he was about to become. He was not normal. But just what he was?
He stood up straight and stared a bit more at his mother's grave before moving on, walking through the mud of the cemetery and trying to focus with his blurry vision his destination. A lightning flashed. He saw it.
His mother was in Domino when she got sick... And she was buried there, even though she did not live there. But it was a request from Yugi's grandfather, Sugoroku. He said that, no matter how much pain the city gave her in the past, it would bring her more peace if she were to be beside her husband, Ryuu[2] Mutou. And so, Yugi had lived there the past 6 years...
He stopped again, smiling even more softly than before, kneeling down in front of another grave, this time placing a red rose on the ground. He closed his eyes before beginning to speak.
"I... I wished you were here..." and he felt, even though it was rare, vulnerable. "I don't think... I... I didn't want to do this alone... Whatever it is I'm going to do." he added in almost false sarcasm. His eyes opened. They were glassy and teary. "Mother said I was never going to be alone... So why is this that I feel so lonely? Also, you said you were never going to leave me... So why is that I don't feel you anymore? Does it feel good lying to me?" he asked almost like a normal rebelled teen.
Then, in a matter of seconds, he was back to his monotone and almost pitiful self. He smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry... It's just not fair..." he wiped some of his tears away along with raindrops, even though it was of no use. "I hope you haven't forgotten about me, even after all this time... Because... you're still here..." he paused, pointing to where his heart was located on his chest. His smile became more sincere. "We were the best of friends... remember? So, when the time comes, I hope you wait for me... I sense we'll... be reunited soon." He added then stood up, but did not walk away.
He closed his eyes again.
"Why is it that people say I'm never going to be alone... But I always end up alone?" he said, the void in his emotions back. More tears mixed with the raindrops on his face and fell on the ground before the grave. He laughed sadly. "And I never get to them who matters the most to me what I feel..." he said, before taking a white rose from his cloak. He looked at it then kissed the petals, before depositing it just across the red one.
Then, with a final smile and a final tear, he walked away into the stormy afternoon.
'Yami Awaikage[3] - 1983/1998
"His honorific acts shall not be forgotten at Heaven's gates"'
Two figures stood hidden from the young man as he exited the cemetery, and were supposed to be hidden from each other had they tried hard to. But neither hid itself from the other, on purpose or not only the gods knew.
One stood at the top of the angel statue in the middle of the cemetery, white clothes flying with the strong wind, but not disturbed one bit by it. The other was mildly better hidden on a tree's branch, its dark-gray trench coat dancing the melody of the storm.
"So you're here too... It's him, I presumed correctly?" the white-clothed person said, and the other chuckled.
"Yes, it's him the one. It's just a pity he hadn't seen us, huh? His questions about 'fate' could be answered..." the other replied, voice muffled by the constant rustling of the leaves around him. The white-clothed being sighed.
"I'm afraid you'd only confuse his mind..." he answered, and from between the dancing leaves, icy eyes buried into his warm ones.
"So you consider yourself better then me, Mighty?" the other mocked, but he didn't seem fazed.
"Take what I said as you wish, Fallen." He answered, and the other growled. "But the One will be in our side... Unless you disagree?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. The other jumped suddenly from his position into the air. He sighed again. "So it's decided." He said, jumping too.
Before either touched the ground, marvelous wings emerged from their back. White, shiny bright wings from the one in white clothes, dark ones from the other one, which flapped them, making dark feathers fly with the wind. They faced each other.
"Give up, Fallen." The white-winged being said, but the other just narrowed his eyes.
"Why? You think you're any better than me?" he tsk-tsked. "Face the reality, as tough as it may be, mighty... We are the same." He said, and without any further warning, took a sword from his belt. The other one narrowed his eyes and waited for the attack to come.
The dark-winged being raised his sword high in the air, and in a matter of seconds, a lighting flashed down on him, drawn by the sword. He didn't get hurt though, but the energy was caught in his sword. He dashed forward and tried to hit his opponent.
The white-winged one just sighed and dodged as much as he could, but at the last moment, he was hit by the most furious attack of the other one. A deep cut appeared on his left arm, and his whole arm shook with great electricity, ten times worse than normal. He angrily glared at the smirking adversary.
Instantly he raised his arms in the air and drew the figure of a bow with his hands, suddenly a bow of light emerging from thin air. He grabbed the bow and, with great skill, started to throw light arrows at the other one.
Maybe he underestimated the light being, because even with his quick movements, an arrow transpierced his shoulder, making a shiny crimson blood fall into the holy ground. He balanced ungracefully until he fell backwards, his back hitting one of the graves. He cried in agony.
Another arrow suddenly hit him on the other shoulder, making more blood fall and he get stuck to the grave. He glared furiously at his adversary and, despite his pain, managed to throw his sword on the low-guarded winged man, piercing through one of his wings. A majesty silvery blood fell but soon faded from vision.
The darker one was spared from a severe kick on the guts from the more controlled light being.
"You... lose." The white-winged one claimed, pointing a light arrow at the other's face.
"Gsv yzgoov szh qfhg yvtfm...[4]" the other murmured, and he widened his eyes.
"You may not speak the Ancient's language!!" he yelled indignantly, almost releasing the arrow in the other's face. "And face it, Fallen, you have lost... this time." He added, and it seemed to please the other one.
"This time you say..." icy eyes narrowed, but a smirk was placed on his lips. The other one lowered his arrow, but still glared at the other one.
"This time... we've got the chosen one... But it's still not over." He said, and with that, flew away.
The wounded winged one took the arrows as quick as he could from his shoulders, but it did not mean it didn't hurt. It hurt. A lot. But at least now he didn't have those cursed light arrows in his flesh anymore...
He stood up with great difficulty, and looked down. He blinked, noticing the grave beside the blood-covered one. He closed his eyes and when he opened them, they shone with some unknown bliss. He chuckled.
"Darkness' light shadow[5]... How convenient..." he said and with that, flew away too.
~~~ end of prelude
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or X/1999 (where this idea came from... It was just an inspiration, the plots are not very alike though)
Warning: This story will contain shounen ai (boy/boy love) so beware
Couple: Yami/Yugi
Sided couples: Bakura/Ryou, Malik/Mariku, Seto/Katsuya, Hiroto/Anzu and Shizuka/Ryuuji
A/N: Okay... Don't worry, this won't be a shameless plagiary of X/1999... I have my own twists, my own plot, you guys will soon see... IF you didn't already O.o Please review and wait for the next update... OH! And for the messages on the graves.... *shrugs* I'm clueless 'bout them, so sorry if they sounded stupid and/or wrong...
[1] Yumei - Dream (actually it's Yume, but I changed it a bit)
[2] Ryuu - Dragon (funny, both his parents' name mean things with D... ^^)
[3] Awaikage - Light shadow
[4] "The battle has just begun..." in my own strange language... I'll explain more about it later.
[5] It's an allusion to Yami's name... It can be wrong, but I tried, didn't I?