Shadow Play
Chapter one: Soft hands and sweet music
Anthy: I don't really own these characters. But I really hope I own myself. Enjoy.
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Yami, having been separated from Yugi and in a body of his own, is experiencing emotions like guilt, trust and love. But now there someone is out to kill him, and whoever it is...knows him inside and out.
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Content: Swearing, death, um...and other stuff.
Rating: PG-13 or R
Enjoy
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To be born again
For your sake Blowing away the past On fluttering clouds Letting the future Fly on flowing winds Fearlessly Unceasingly Patiently To be born again In your arms
Yami looked up at the stars. They glittered strangely in his wandering eyes- --like a trance or a spell. He couldn't believe he never noticed them before. He lay on his back and began connecting them with his finger, making shapes and pictures. A whale, a bear, dogs, fish, a dragon. And then he could see Anthy. He could see her Ryou-style hair, her slender waist, and her kind eyes. Yami smiled and then sighed. She had come back from visiting her parents a week ago, almost dead. Her father who was killed by her killed her mother. Anthy was recovering from the struggle, but it made Yami think about the parents he never knew. Yami looked back at the stars again. He could swear that he heard her kind laughter, and he could feel her soft fingertips on his skin. He felt all "floaty" inside. What was this strange feeling?
"Yami! What are you doing up there?" Yugi asked, sticking half of his body out the window.
"Stargazing." Yami replied dully.
"Well, you should turn in for tonight. It's getting late." Yugi said before retreating into his room. Yami sighed and slipped off the roof, through the open window, and into the bedroom without a sound. He threw his shirt into the laundry basket and kicked his shoes off next to the dresser. He looked at Yugi, "asleep" in the bed, and then he glanced at his sleeping quarters (essentially a pillow and a few blankets in the corner). It was rather forbidding at this time of night.
He stood there, staring at the blankets. He didn't hear Yugi sit up in his bed and watch him. Yami finally went to bed after five minutes. Yugi seemed rather worried. This wasn't like Yami at all. What was wrong?
Morning woke everyone with a loud clap of thunder. The rain drummed loudly on the roof like horses' hooves and lightning streaked wickedly across the sky. Yugi was downstairs finishing breakfast when Yami stumbled down the steps. He looked very tired.
"Something wrong Yami?" Yugi asked.
"No...not really."
"You look like shit."
"Thanks."
Yami sat down on the steps with his head in his hands. He couldn't stop thinking about Anthy. This feeling inside his heart...what was it? He never felt it before, and it seemed to be tearing him apart.
"Maybe Yugi knows."
"Maybe I know what?" Yugi asked, glancing over at him.
Yami described what he felt. It seemed rather awkward for him----spilling his thoughts and feelings like this. Kind of embarrassing and at the same time...reassuring. Yugi thought for a second, then smiled.
"You're in love Yami." Yami gave him a rather confused look.
" 'Love'? What is 'love'?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.
"Look it up. There's a dictionary on the bookshelf."
Yami was really confused as he paged through the huge dictionary. His finger traced down the pages. It was getting really dull. Really dull. Really, REALLY, dull. I mean REALLY, REALLY------
Then he found it.
Love: to feel a lover's passion, devotion or tenderness. Yami looked up with an enormously confused look on his face and shut the dictionary. He really didn't believe that the definition was correct. He headed upstairs to get changed. Yugi was waiting by the door for him. Yami cocked his head to the side before remembering that they were headed to a party. He slapped his forehead and slipped his shoes on.
The party was in Seto Kaiba's grand hall of the mansion. Anthy hung upside- down from the chandelier and Joey had a stopwatch, clearly timing her. She let go and fell face-first towards the ground. With a quick twist, she landed on her feet inches from Seto. Anthy looked rather...disoriented. Yami Bakura (B) put his hands on her shoulders and steadied her.
"Woah, what a rush." She said, still swaying slightly. Her eyes fell on Yami and Yugi. She ran over rather quickly.
"You made it!" She said, kneeling down and hugging Yugi (who was kind enough to return it.) The she stood up and gently hugged Yami. Then she walked over to Seto and began chatting with him. Then the music began playing.
(Lyrics)
Fire I can see it Burning so brightly
Fire I can feel it Calling out to me...
Joey nudged Yami as the music began.
"Aren't you gonna ask her to dance?" Joey hissed, elbowing Yami in the ribs. Yami shook his head.
"Oh come on. How often are you gonna get this chance?"
"...okay."
Anthy was sitting on a chair, watching Kaylynn and Seto dance with Tristan and Teah not too far away. She felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Yami, blushing slightly.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked. Anthy stood up, nodding. Joey ran over and grabbed their wrists.
"No, not like that." He dragged them out on the floor and pushed them together.
"Like THAT." He said. Yami blushed and Anthy smiled.
Time Close your eyes See dreams of tomorrow
Time The wheels are turning To eternity
And when The darkness comes I start to see A picture
Of a lonely man So clearly now Reaching out to me
Lead me to the light And take me to The edge of heaven
I am Standing in the Night and Looking for The edge of heaven
We'll be touching the edge of heaven...
Yami opened the door with a sleeping Yugi in his arms. It was well past midnight, and a rather dismal and cloudy night at that. Yami sighed and placed the boy on his bed. Then he changed into a T-shirt and boxers. He yawned and laid down under the blanket with his head resting on the soft feather pillow. He was asleep in seconds, dreaming of the dance.
He was woken up by a strong hand covering his mouth and pinching his nose shut. Yami struggled. The hand moved quickly to his throat. Yami looked up, but he could see nothing in the dim light. He instinctively kicked in a random direction.
Nothing
Yami struggled even more. Something sharp grazed his arm, and he felt blood slide down his arm. He was getting drowsy, and his movements were slowing down.
Then Yugi moved.
The hand removed itself from Yami's throat and whoever it was left through the window. The shades blew in the wind. Yami rushed into the bathroom and inspected his wound. He cleaned it, wrapped a bandage around it, and went back to bed.
'If I hadn't moved, who knows what would have happened to me.' Yami thought as his mind drifted off to sleep.
Chapter one: Soft hands and sweet music
Anthy: I don't really own these characters. But I really hope I own myself. Enjoy.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Yami, having been separated from Yugi and in a body of his own, is experiencing emotions like guilt, trust and love. But now there someone is out to kill him, and whoever it is...knows him inside and out.
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Content: Swearing, death, um...and other stuff.
Rating: PG-13 or R
Enjoy
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
To be born again
For your sake Blowing away the past On fluttering clouds Letting the future Fly on flowing winds Fearlessly Unceasingly Patiently To be born again In your arms
Yami looked up at the stars. They glittered strangely in his wandering eyes- --like a trance or a spell. He couldn't believe he never noticed them before. He lay on his back and began connecting them with his finger, making shapes and pictures. A whale, a bear, dogs, fish, a dragon. And then he could see Anthy. He could see her Ryou-style hair, her slender waist, and her kind eyes. Yami smiled and then sighed. She had come back from visiting her parents a week ago, almost dead. Her father who was killed by her killed her mother. Anthy was recovering from the struggle, but it made Yami think about the parents he never knew. Yami looked back at the stars again. He could swear that he heard her kind laughter, and he could feel her soft fingertips on his skin. He felt all "floaty" inside. What was this strange feeling?
"Yami! What are you doing up there?" Yugi asked, sticking half of his body out the window.
"Stargazing." Yami replied dully.
"Well, you should turn in for tonight. It's getting late." Yugi said before retreating into his room. Yami sighed and slipped off the roof, through the open window, and into the bedroom without a sound. He threw his shirt into the laundry basket and kicked his shoes off next to the dresser. He looked at Yugi, "asleep" in the bed, and then he glanced at his sleeping quarters (essentially a pillow and a few blankets in the corner). It was rather forbidding at this time of night.
He stood there, staring at the blankets. He didn't hear Yugi sit up in his bed and watch him. Yami finally went to bed after five minutes. Yugi seemed rather worried. This wasn't like Yami at all. What was wrong?
Morning woke everyone with a loud clap of thunder. The rain drummed loudly on the roof like horses' hooves and lightning streaked wickedly across the sky. Yugi was downstairs finishing breakfast when Yami stumbled down the steps. He looked very tired.
"Something wrong Yami?" Yugi asked.
"No...not really."
"You look like shit."
"Thanks."
Yami sat down on the steps with his head in his hands. He couldn't stop thinking about Anthy. This feeling inside his heart...what was it? He never felt it before, and it seemed to be tearing him apart.
"Maybe Yugi knows."
"Maybe I know what?" Yugi asked, glancing over at him.
Yami described what he felt. It seemed rather awkward for him----spilling his thoughts and feelings like this. Kind of embarrassing and at the same time...reassuring. Yugi thought for a second, then smiled.
"You're in love Yami." Yami gave him a rather confused look.
" 'Love'? What is 'love'?" He asked, cocking his head to the side.
"Look it up. There's a dictionary on the bookshelf."
Yami was really confused as he paged through the huge dictionary. His finger traced down the pages. It was getting really dull. Really dull. Really, REALLY, dull. I mean REALLY, REALLY------
Then he found it.
Love: to feel a lover's passion, devotion or tenderness. Yami looked up with an enormously confused look on his face and shut the dictionary. He really didn't believe that the definition was correct. He headed upstairs to get changed. Yugi was waiting by the door for him. Yami cocked his head to the side before remembering that they were headed to a party. He slapped his forehead and slipped his shoes on.
The party was in Seto Kaiba's grand hall of the mansion. Anthy hung upside- down from the chandelier and Joey had a stopwatch, clearly timing her. She let go and fell face-first towards the ground. With a quick twist, she landed on her feet inches from Seto. Anthy looked rather...disoriented. Yami Bakura (B) put his hands on her shoulders and steadied her.
"Woah, what a rush." She said, still swaying slightly. Her eyes fell on Yami and Yugi. She ran over rather quickly.
"You made it!" She said, kneeling down and hugging Yugi (who was kind enough to return it.) The she stood up and gently hugged Yami. Then she walked over to Seto and began chatting with him. Then the music began playing.
(Lyrics)
Fire I can see it Burning so brightly
Fire I can feel it Calling out to me...
Joey nudged Yami as the music began.
"Aren't you gonna ask her to dance?" Joey hissed, elbowing Yami in the ribs. Yami shook his head.
"Oh come on. How often are you gonna get this chance?"
"...okay."
Anthy was sitting on a chair, watching Kaylynn and Seto dance with Tristan and Teah not too far away. She felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Yami, blushing slightly.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked. Anthy stood up, nodding. Joey ran over and grabbed their wrists.
"No, not like that." He dragged them out on the floor and pushed them together.
"Like THAT." He said. Yami blushed and Anthy smiled.
Time Close your eyes See dreams of tomorrow
Time The wheels are turning To eternity
And when The darkness comes I start to see A picture
Of a lonely man So clearly now Reaching out to me
Lead me to the light And take me to The edge of heaven
I am Standing in the Night and Looking for The edge of heaven
We'll be touching the edge of heaven...
Yami opened the door with a sleeping Yugi in his arms. It was well past midnight, and a rather dismal and cloudy night at that. Yami sighed and placed the boy on his bed. Then he changed into a T-shirt and boxers. He yawned and laid down under the blanket with his head resting on the soft feather pillow. He was asleep in seconds, dreaming of the dance.
He was woken up by a strong hand covering his mouth and pinching his nose shut. Yami struggled. The hand moved quickly to his throat. Yami looked up, but he could see nothing in the dim light. He instinctively kicked in a random direction.
Nothing
Yami struggled even more. Something sharp grazed his arm, and he felt blood slide down his arm. He was getting drowsy, and his movements were slowing down.
Then Yugi moved.
The hand removed itself from Yami's throat and whoever it was left through the window. The shades blew in the wind. Yami rushed into the bathroom and inspected his wound. He cleaned it, wrapped a bandage around it, and went back to bed.
'If I hadn't moved, who knows what would have happened to me.' Yami thought as his mind drifted off to sleep.