Yume No Naka De
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Disclaimer: I don't own Yuugiou, Yu-Gi-Oh!, or anything to that extent.
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It was just another usual day at Domino High School, everyone hustling around in the mornings to get to their classes on time and each teen worrying or not worrying about a homework assignment they had misplaced or forgotten to complete. Among them was the usual group of teens you'd see, Yuugi, Jounouchi, Honda, Anzu, and their friends. Then, there was Noa.
Not much was known about him except for the fact that he was Seto Kaiba's younger brother and that he was rich. Kids feared him; mostly because of Seto's reputation. He sat behind one of the most popular kids in the class, however, which made him seem more invisible. Noa Kaiba sat behind Ryuuji Otogi.
On this particularly normal morning, Ryuuji was sitting on his desk, laughing with one of his friends and talking rapidly with a couple of popular girls that were swooning over him, blushing and rambling on.
Noa glanced up, his concentration on his book being rudely interrupted at the noise. He made note of Ryuuji and the girls, before glancing back to his novel.
With a loud, near ear splitting ringing sound the bell alerted them that period one had begun. Without looking up he could tell that the girls had fled to their own seats and Ryuuji had taken his, black hair falling back and onto Noa's desk. The younger boy noted this and looked up, smiling. It was definitely beautiful hair. He was slowly beginning to understand why all the girls liked this boy so much. He was undoubtedly very attractive. Noa fought his childlike urge to touch Ryuuji's hair and sat back, putting his book away and directing his attention to the teacher.
In only a few moments, there was already an assignment issued to the class. Noa sat in the back of the row, waiting for the paper to be passed back to him. He soon felt an urgent thwacking on his bangs and looked up to see Ryuuji, holding the paper out to him. Noa laughed and took it like he should, before thanking the boy and pulling out a pencil.
Lunch that day proved quite eventful for Noa. He had taken a seat under the shade of a nearby oak; reading with his time, when he felt a round object hit him on the head. He rubbed at the offended spot and put his book down, reaching over to pick up an orange. Assumingly, the object had come from another kid's lunch bag. Not long after, a blonde boy approached him and began apologizing for the orange incident. Noa only shook his head and assured him that he was okay, and that it wasn't a big deal.
The blonde boy left just as quickly as he'd come, and Noa watched him leave. It was soon apparent that he was a friend of the little group that Ryuuji hung out with. Noa sighed softly and returned to his book, wondering briefly how many times he'd be interrupted that whole day.
In another couple of minutes, his light was blocked out and he could no longer read. He made an irritated sigh noise and placed his book down again, looking up to find himself in the company of Ryuuji Otogi himself. The black haired boy smiled a bit.
"Hey, look, about the orange - you know the kid who threw that?"
Noa only shook his head and listened, not much emotion showing on his features.
"Well, anyways," Otogi continued. "That's our friend Jounouchi. I'm sorry if we caused you any discomfort." The boy finished with a laugh. Noa only shook his head.
"No, I'm fine. But, if you wouldn't mind, I would love to go back to my book and this is the 3rd time you've interrupted me today."
Otogi looked slightly taken aback. "Geez, sorry." He muttered.
Noa sighed a bit, and stood, holding out his hand.
"No, I'm sorry. I've just been having a slow day. My name is Noa Kaiba," He smiled in introduction.
The older boy took his hand and grinned. "Nice to meet you," He greeted. "I'm Ryuuji Otogi."
"It's nice to meet you as well." Noa responded, before dropping his hand and falling back into his place on the grass. Otogi stepped away from him.
"Well, I'm off. See you around, neh?"
Noa nodded, looking up at him. He grabbed his book again as the boy departed, starting again on the same page he'd been trying to read for the past 12 minutes.
~~~***~~~
That night, the young Kaiba had suffered from the same, recurring dream he'd been having for the past couple of months. In the dream, he'd been a young prince. He was not aware of the era, but knew it had been of Japan.
In each of the dreams, the young prince found himself falling helplessly in love with his very own mentor. It would always happen in nearly the same order - he would miss one of his kanji studies lessons, and his mentor would come to find him out of worry for his health. The prince would find himself rendered speechless in front of the other man's beauty, and he would admit to him that he felt such feelings.
His advisor would try to tell the young prince of the dangers of these feelings and try to push him away, before eventually falling under and admitting that he had felt the same.
In this night's dream, however, the young prince and his advisor had been in the prince's chambers, waiting until sleep had fallen upon the palace. It had been a very unusual dream for Noa, considering the actions that had begun between the prince and his secret lover.
It had consisted of a strangely intimate lovemaking between the two, and Noa had awoken feeling peculiarly lost, and heartbroken, to say the least.
Indescribable feelings usually accompanied these dreams at Noa's wake, making him feel alone. He felt as if that had truly been his own lover, and that he had lost him….
~~~***~~~
The next day at school, was just as any other day. Ryuuji sat in front of him as he attempted to read his novel, the older boy would be chatting away with his little girlfriends and Noa would eventually be forced against his will to put his book away, due to a ringing bell noise.
When the time came for his homework to be passed to the front, Noa found that he'd forgotten to complete it in his haste to get to sleep that night. His dreams had become more emotional, and he found himself drawn into them mercilessly, every night wanting to get deeper into the mind of the young prince, every night wishing to see the mentor's face.
Ryuuji gave him an odd look when he hadn't turned in his homework. Noa glanced at him sheepishly and Ryuuji replied with, "Don't worry. If she lets us choose partners I'll try and work with you to help you get the material down."
Before Noa could say he already knew the material, Ryuuji had turned back around and left him there with his book, alone. Noa sighed and went back to it exhaustedly.
Soon enough, the teacher had let them choose their partners for the next assignment. Many girls were disappointed with Ryuuji's new choice for a partner, and some of them even cried. Noa gave the girls an odd look, before glancing away from his novel and looking up and into Ryuuji's emerald green eyes. He found himself taking a swift breath, overwhelmed by an odd, fluttering feeling as Ryuuji's attractiveness hit him head on.
"Something wrong?" Ryuuji asked.
"It's nothing…" Noa muttered as he continued reading.
Ryuuji only nodded in confirmation and went to grab the newly assigned worksheet. He turned himself around so he was sitting in his desk in an improper way, leaning over Noa's desk and smiling up at him. Noa blinked and looked over his novel to give Ryuuji an odd glance.
"Yes?"
"Well, we have to be working, you know." The older said, placing his hand over Noa's book to close it and place it on the corner of his desk. Noa watched him with a slightly interested look, like: '…you touched my stuff.'
Ryuuji laughed at the look. "Come on, get your sheet."
He nodded and pulled it out from under a couple textbooks that he'd had on his desk. Looking up, he started, "Hey, do you have a pencil I could use?"
"Oh, sure, hang on." He said as he bent down to retrieve said pencil from his bag. Noa smiled and contemplated grabbing his book, but didn't. Ryuuji soon returned with a pencil, placing it on Noa's desk.
"There you go." He said as he smiled.
Noa found himself blushing, only slightly, at the smile. It really was a wonderful smile. He shook it from his head and reached for the pencil as he began to do the work on his own.
"Thank you,"
~~~***~~~
Noa winced a bit in his sleep, before eventually being awoken by his dream. Shaking his head, the aqua haired boy attempted to stand from his bed and rub at his eyes to awaken himself further. When feeling ready enough, he began to start downstairs to head into their kitchen. The young boy was quiet about his movements, in fear of waking Seto or Mokuba.
He filled a small glass only half way with faucet water and took a seat on the couch, sipping at it ever couple of seconds. Noa was thinking about his dream in silence, feeling now more brokenhearted then ever. He had finally seen it… seen his, the prince's, lover's face.
With a shaky sigh, Noa got back up and dumped the rest of his water in the sink, leaving the glass there for the maids to clean up.
He made his way back to his bedroom and fell back onto his bed, getting under his comforter with little difficulty and sighing quietly. He swallowed, closing his eyes as he lay on his back. He did not want to go to school the next day. He felt tears coming to his eyes and he attempted to wipe them away.
The prince's advisor had been caught. The young prince had protested and cried, but it was of no use. His secret lover was executed the following morning. Noa could barely breathe, the prince's own emotions flowing through his body and causing him to feel just as much despair and hurt as the prince himself had.
Ryuuji… had been the prince's advisor.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Yuugiou, Yu-Gi-Oh!, or anything to that extent.
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It was just another usual day at Domino High School, everyone hustling around in the mornings to get to their classes on time and each teen worrying or not worrying about a homework assignment they had misplaced or forgotten to complete. Among them was the usual group of teens you'd see, Yuugi, Jounouchi, Honda, Anzu, and their friends. Then, there was Noa.
Not much was known about him except for the fact that he was Seto Kaiba's younger brother and that he was rich. Kids feared him; mostly because of Seto's reputation. He sat behind one of the most popular kids in the class, however, which made him seem more invisible. Noa Kaiba sat behind Ryuuji Otogi.
On this particularly normal morning, Ryuuji was sitting on his desk, laughing with one of his friends and talking rapidly with a couple of popular girls that were swooning over him, blushing and rambling on.
Noa glanced up, his concentration on his book being rudely interrupted at the noise. He made note of Ryuuji and the girls, before glancing back to his novel.
With a loud, near ear splitting ringing sound the bell alerted them that period one had begun. Without looking up he could tell that the girls had fled to their own seats and Ryuuji had taken his, black hair falling back and onto Noa's desk. The younger boy noted this and looked up, smiling. It was definitely beautiful hair. He was slowly beginning to understand why all the girls liked this boy so much. He was undoubtedly very attractive. Noa fought his childlike urge to touch Ryuuji's hair and sat back, putting his book away and directing his attention to the teacher.
In only a few moments, there was already an assignment issued to the class. Noa sat in the back of the row, waiting for the paper to be passed back to him. He soon felt an urgent thwacking on his bangs and looked up to see Ryuuji, holding the paper out to him. Noa laughed and took it like he should, before thanking the boy and pulling out a pencil.
Lunch that day proved quite eventful for Noa. He had taken a seat under the shade of a nearby oak; reading with his time, when he felt a round object hit him on the head. He rubbed at the offended spot and put his book down, reaching over to pick up an orange. Assumingly, the object had come from another kid's lunch bag. Not long after, a blonde boy approached him and began apologizing for the orange incident. Noa only shook his head and assured him that he was okay, and that it wasn't a big deal.
The blonde boy left just as quickly as he'd come, and Noa watched him leave. It was soon apparent that he was a friend of the little group that Ryuuji hung out with. Noa sighed softly and returned to his book, wondering briefly how many times he'd be interrupted that whole day.
In another couple of minutes, his light was blocked out and he could no longer read. He made an irritated sigh noise and placed his book down again, looking up to find himself in the company of Ryuuji Otogi himself. The black haired boy smiled a bit.
"Hey, look, about the orange - you know the kid who threw that?"
Noa only shook his head and listened, not much emotion showing on his features.
"Well, anyways," Otogi continued. "That's our friend Jounouchi. I'm sorry if we caused you any discomfort." The boy finished with a laugh. Noa only shook his head.
"No, I'm fine. But, if you wouldn't mind, I would love to go back to my book and this is the 3rd time you've interrupted me today."
Otogi looked slightly taken aback. "Geez, sorry." He muttered.
Noa sighed a bit, and stood, holding out his hand.
"No, I'm sorry. I've just been having a slow day. My name is Noa Kaiba," He smiled in introduction.
The older boy took his hand and grinned. "Nice to meet you," He greeted. "I'm Ryuuji Otogi."
"It's nice to meet you as well." Noa responded, before dropping his hand and falling back into his place on the grass. Otogi stepped away from him.
"Well, I'm off. See you around, neh?"
Noa nodded, looking up at him. He grabbed his book again as the boy departed, starting again on the same page he'd been trying to read for the past 12 minutes.
~~~***~~~
That night, the young Kaiba had suffered from the same, recurring dream he'd been having for the past couple of months. In the dream, he'd been a young prince. He was not aware of the era, but knew it had been of Japan.
In each of the dreams, the young prince found himself falling helplessly in love with his very own mentor. It would always happen in nearly the same order - he would miss one of his kanji studies lessons, and his mentor would come to find him out of worry for his health. The prince would find himself rendered speechless in front of the other man's beauty, and he would admit to him that he felt such feelings.
His advisor would try to tell the young prince of the dangers of these feelings and try to push him away, before eventually falling under and admitting that he had felt the same.
In this night's dream, however, the young prince and his advisor had been in the prince's chambers, waiting until sleep had fallen upon the palace. It had been a very unusual dream for Noa, considering the actions that had begun between the prince and his secret lover.
It had consisted of a strangely intimate lovemaking between the two, and Noa had awoken feeling peculiarly lost, and heartbroken, to say the least.
Indescribable feelings usually accompanied these dreams at Noa's wake, making him feel alone. He felt as if that had truly been his own lover, and that he had lost him….
~~~***~~~
The next day at school, was just as any other day. Ryuuji sat in front of him as he attempted to read his novel, the older boy would be chatting away with his little girlfriends and Noa would eventually be forced against his will to put his book away, due to a ringing bell noise.
When the time came for his homework to be passed to the front, Noa found that he'd forgotten to complete it in his haste to get to sleep that night. His dreams had become more emotional, and he found himself drawn into them mercilessly, every night wanting to get deeper into the mind of the young prince, every night wishing to see the mentor's face.
Ryuuji gave him an odd look when he hadn't turned in his homework. Noa glanced at him sheepishly and Ryuuji replied with, "Don't worry. If she lets us choose partners I'll try and work with you to help you get the material down."
Before Noa could say he already knew the material, Ryuuji had turned back around and left him there with his book, alone. Noa sighed and went back to it exhaustedly.
Soon enough, the teacher had let them choose their partners for the next assignment. Many girls were disappointed with Ryuuji's new choice for a partner, and some of them even cried. Noa gave the girls an odd look, before glancing away from his novel and looking up and into Ryuuji's emerald green eyes. He found himself taking a swift breath, overwhelmed by an odd, fluttering feeling as Ryuuji's attractiveness hit him head on.
"Something wrong?" Ryuuji asked.
"It's nothing…" Noa muttered as he continued reading.
Ryuuji only nodded in confirmation and went to grab the newly assigned worksheet. He turned himself around so he was sitting in his desk in an improper way, leaning over Noa's desk and smiling up at him. Noa blinked and looked over his novel to give Ryuuji an odd glance.
"Yes?"
"Well, we have to be working, you know." The older said, placing his hand over Noa's book to close it and place it on the corner of his desk. Noa watched him with a slightly interested look, like: '…you touched my stuff.'
Ryuuji laughed at the look. "Come on, get your sheet."
He nodded and pulled it out from under a couple textbooks that he'd had on his desk. Looking up, he started, "Hey, do you have a pencil I could use?"
"Oh, sure, hang on." He said as he bent down to retrieve said pencil from his bag. Noa smiled and contemplated grabbing his book, but didn't. Ryuuji soon returned with a pencil, placing it on Noa's desk.
"There you go." He said as he smiled.
Noa found himself blushing, only slightly, at the smile. It really was a wonderful smile. He shook it from his head and reached for the pencil as he began to do the work on his own.
"Thank you,"
~~~***~~~
Noa winced a bit in his sleep, before eventually being awoken by his dream. Shaking his head, the aqua haired boy attempted to stand from his bed and rub at his eyes to awaken himself further. When feeling ready enough, he began to start downstairs to head into their kitchen. The young boy was quiet about his movements, in fear of waking Seto or Mokuba.
He filled a small glass only half way with faucet water and took a seat on the couch, sipping at it ever couple of seconds. Noa was thinking about his dream in silence, feeling now more brokenhearted then ever. He had finally seen it… seen his, the prince's, lover's face.
With a shaky sigh, Noa got back up and dumped the rest of his water in the sink, leaving the glass there for the maids to clean up.
He made his way back to his bedroom and fell back onto his bed, getting under his comforter with little difficulty and sighing quietly. He swallowed, closing his eyes as he lay on his back. He did not want to go to school the next day. He felt tears coming to his eyes and he attempted to wipe them away.
The prince's advisor had been caught. The young prince had protested and cried, but it was of no use. His secret lover was executed the following morning. Noa could barely breathe, the prince's own emotions flowing through his body and causing him to feel just as much despair and hurt as the prince himself had.
Ryuuji… had been the prince's advisor.