Author's Notes: Anou.I created this story after watching Resident Evil.
*shudders* Dunno WHAT I was thinking. Anyway, this is a Yami x Yugi
pairing story, which will later turn into a Ryou Bakura x Yami Bakura. In
this story, Bakura will be called Ryou and Yami Bakura will be just Bakura.
For us Americans, Joey is Jounouchi, Tea is Anzu, and Tristan is Honda.
I made this an R just to be safe. It MIGHT be NC-17 later on if I get
enough reviews of people wanting it.
Yu-Gi-Oh: Soulmates
Chapter One: Resident Evil
Yami sighed as he watched the stars up in the night sky, the wind blowing through his mane of gold-purple-and-black hair. He was sitting on the sill of the window in their bedroom. Once Yugi's Grandpa had discovered that Yugi had a darker side, one brought out by the Millennium Puzzle in the form of Yami, Grandpa had moved things around in their room, replacing Yugi's former bed with a bunk bed. Yami slept above Yugi. That way he could jump down onto anyone who might try to hurt his aibou, and then beat the hell out of them with an advantage in surprise.
Yami sighed again. Yugi. That was one he never understood. Yugi was supposed to be his aibou, his hikari, his other half.
His soulmate.
Yet Yami still had absolutely no clue how Yugi could seem so blind to the horrors of the world around them, and stay cheerful and bouncy all the time. Yugi was eccentric, dangerously naïve, always so happy that he practically radiated cheeriness, and incredibly stupid when it came to protecting his friends. That time Yugi had leaped at the guy who had threatened Anzu in the abandoned warehouse, Yami had nearly panicked while trying to get out of his puzzle. Since he had been confined for centuries, making a form of his own was too hard, so he merely took control of Yugi's body, and destroyed the thug's evil half. Yami silently vowed, looking up at the stars, that his aibou would never be hurt as long as Yami stayed breathing.
"Yami-kun?"
The soft voice behind him, so startlingly close, made Yami jump slightly. Yami turned and looked straight into his aibou's large amethyst eyes. They looked so innocent, so shielded from the horrible world around them.
"Daijobu ka?" Yugi questioned of his darker side, blinking worriedly. Yami gave a rare, soft smile that he would only ever show to Yugi. (*coughcoughHeeroYuycoughcough*)
"I'm fine, aibou," Yami replied. Yugi smiled suddenly.
"Good, because Anzu and the guys are inviting us to come to see a movie!" Yugi stated cheerfully, a bright smile plastered onto his round face. Yami chuckled.
"What kind is it?"
Yugi grinned. "I've heard that it's scary. It's called Resident Evil."
Yami bolted upright, his back stiff. "You're not going!"
"Why not?!" Yugi demanded, straightening his own back in a means of retaliation to look as tall as Yami. He didn't succeed. Yami gave him a look.
"Haven't you read up on that movie?"
Yugi blinked. "Umm."
Yami sighed, grabbed his aibou's shoulder, and squeezed it gently. "Trust me, you don't want to see it. You would have nightmares for the rest of your life."
A look of confusion crossed Yugi's face. "But, Yami-kun, you always comfort me when I wake up with nightmares, and they go away."
Yami shook his head at his aibou's naiveté. "These nightmares I wouldn't be able to send away."
Yugi looked even more confused. "Demo."
"Iie demo!" Yami replied sharply, making Yugi jump slightly. Yami's eyes softened. "Aibou, I don't want you hurt." ('Iie demo!' basically means 'No buts!')
"Then come with me and block my eyes at the bad parts!" Yugi replied, exasperated. Yami raised an eyebrow. Now that was a thought.
"How did you get me to do this?" Yami moaned, sighing as they got out of Anzu's father's van. (If this needs to be corrected, please contact me)
Yugi shrugged, beaming at his darker half. "I dunno."
As soon as Yugi engaged Jounouchi and Ryou in conversation, Yami stopped Anzu and Honda, and gave them an infuriated glare. They glanced at each other, confused and nervous.
"If aibou gets nightmares from this stupid movie, I'm coming after you two."
Anzu and Honda looked at each other, guilty looks on their faces.
"Yami, you know Yugi's gonna have a day sometime in the future where you won't be there to shield him from the world. We need to prepare him," Honda said quietly. Yami nearly punched him, but instead settled for grabbing his shirt collar and lifting him from the floor.
"By showing him a movie about ZOMBIES and BLOOD-SUCKING?!" Yami demanded, hushing his voice slightly so Yugi, Jounouchi, and Ryou couldn't hear. Anzu and Honda looked really guilty now. Passerby gave weird looks in their direction.
"Yami-kun!!" Yugi's voice called. Out of the corner of his eye, Yami could see that Yugi was starting to turn around to look for him, and so he let Honda go, glaring at him.
"You better hope I'm quick enough to cover aibou's eyes," Yami warned menacingly.
"Hey, Yami, Anzu, Honda, you guys comin'?!" Jounouchi shouted. Yami smirked, turning.
"Hai!" he called back, walking towards the two boys. Anzu gave Honda a look.
"Told ya it was bad idea," she stated flatly. Honda frowned at her, and followed Yami and Anzu towards their friends.
Yami was infuriated!! It wasn't even five minutes into the movie, and he had to cover his aibou's eyes!! Yami sat there, seething, as he saw a woman's head get cut off as she was trapped between two elevator doors, while the elevator chose of its own accord to head straight up. Yami cast a glare in Anzu and Honda's direction, and they shrunk down into their seats, avoiding his eyes.
"Yami-kun??? Can you let go now?" Yugi's innocent voice questioned patiently. Yami glanced at the screen, an eyebrow raised. Nothing bad happening. Yami let his aibou watch again. Awhile later, Yami had to cover Yugi's eyes again when a group of good guys were decapitated by laser beams.
Nothing happening that was gruesome for his little hikari's eyes for a whole twenty-five minutes after that, and Yami started to relax. Only some suspenseful moments so far. Maybe this was a good idea after all.
No sooner had he thought this than a zombie woman approached one of the good guys (girl, actually). Yugi, of course, didn't realize what the zombie-woman was.
"Yami-kun, weren't all of the employees dead?" Yugi inquired, turning to look at his dark side. Yami nodded, and his eyes bugged out as the zombie-woman lunged at the good guy, attempting to bite her neck. Yugi heard the sudden sound level rise, and started to turn and look. Yami hastily covered Yugi's eyes. Yugi groaned.
"Aibou, it's not that bad, is it?"
Yami raised an eyebrow. The woman that was still living fired a gunshot into the woman's heart. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I've pretty much forgotten the movie- and for good reason)
Yugi made an exasperated noise, and ducked away from Yami's hand. Yami breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the scene had changed to the good guys running up to the live woman and asking if she was alright. When the scene shifted to the place where the zombie-woman had been shot, Yami started to panic, but stopped when he saw that the woman was gone. Yami smirked. This was getting interesting now. Even the plays back in Egypt hadn't been this good.
A few seconds later, the exact same zombie woman lunged out of the shadows, and the good girl fired madly with her gun. Yami grabbed his aibou's head, and turned it away. Yugi frowned. He was missing a lot of the storyline so far.
"Yami-kun." he began.
"Remember, this is the only reason I let you come," Yami reminded him, growling slightly as another zombie popped out of the shadows and attacked. A few minutes later, Yami's eyes were wide. By the hand of Ra!!!! There must be five hundred zombies in that room with them!!, he thought. There was no way he could let his aibou watch this. But Yugi grew impatient moments later, and ducked out of Yami's hold, trying to get a glimpse of the screen. Yami grabbed Yugi's shoulders, and turned him forcefully away.
"Remember our deal," Yami snarled. Yugi made an exasperated sound.
"Yami-kun, I'm missing so much of the storyline!!" Yugi whispered pleadingly. Yami frowned.
"Good. There's a lot of the storyline you DON'T need to see. You're too young," Yami replied in a hushed voice so as not to irritate those around them.
"I'm 16!" Yugi cried. Yami glared at him. Then he saw something he never thought he'd see in his aibou's eyes.
Retaliation.
Before Yugi could wrench away from Yami's grasp, Yami did the first thing that came to mind that would hold Yugi still.
He kissed him.
Yugi's eyes went wide, his mouth opening slightly. Wha.?, he wondered. Ryou and Anzu watched interestedly, pretending they both weren't eavesdropping. (HA!)
Yami drew back, his whole body tingling. He never thought kissing his aibou would make him feel so.alive. Yugi blinked.
"Y-Yami.?"
Yami scowled. He couldn't let his aibou know. It would tear his aibou apart, knowing that he was causing Yami's heart to break everytime he thought Yugi didn't love him back, so Yami couldn't let Yugi know. "Well, it was the only way to keep you from looking at the screen," he growled. Yugi looked at the floor, vaguely feeling tears spring up in the back of his eyes.
Of course. Yami didn't feel the same. They were merely two sides of a whole- each other, one could say. Yugi was the light, and Yami was the dark. How could the darkness love the light? Yami merely kissed his aibou to keep him from watching the stupid movie.
Suddenly, Yugi didn't really care about the movie.
"Well, you don't have to worry about me looking at the screen," Yugi declared suddenly, and Yami looked at him. Yugi's eyes were covered in shadow, so Yami couldn't see the lone tear that crawled down the boy's cheek. "I've gotta go the bathroom."
"Take your time," Yami scowled as he saw more zombie attacks on the screen. "It'll be a while before it's safe to have you watch."
Yugi hurried past his friends' seats, and hurried out of the theater. Anzu blinked, and leaned over to whisper in Jounouchi's ear over Ryou.
"Jounouchi-kun, Yugi-kun was crying," Anzu whispered. Jounouchi looked at her.
"From what?"
Anzu made an irritated noise. "Hel-lo? Didn't you see Yami kiss Yugi to keep him from looking at the screen?"
Jounouchi blinked twice. "Yami kissed Yugi???"
Anzu felt like punching him.
"Keep your voice down!" Ryou hissed as he restrained the girl.
"Hai, Yami kissed Yugi. And you KNOW how Yugi feels about him. The thought of Yami kissing him ONLY to keep him from looking at a movie isn't the best thing to cheer you up, you know?" Anzu explained.
Jounouchi nodded, and stood, following Yugi's intention of heading to the bathroom. Anzu leaned over to talk to Yami.
"So, do you like it so far?"
Yami scowled. "Not anymore."
Anzu blinked. "Why?"
"Urusei," he muttered, looking away. ('Urusei' = 'Shut up') He wasn't one to confess his feelings. Anzu frowned, and continued to watch the movie, wondering if Yami felt the same about Yugi.
Jounouchi entered the men's room, and as soon as he had taken three steps in, he heard his best friend's sobbing. Jounouchi's eyes softened, and he followed the sound made by the small boy with tri-colored hair until he came to the stall Yugi was in.
"Yugi-kun??" Jounouchi inquired gently. There was a muffled gasp, and Jounouchi heard Yugi hastily wiping his eyes with his sleeves. The stall door opened, and Yugi came out, a bright smile plastered on his face.
"Hai?? Something wrong?"
Jounouchi was silent. Yugi peered at him curiously.
"You don't have to lie, Yug," Jounouchi stated softly. Yugi's face didn't change for a moment, but then, gradually, the mask fell away until Jounouchi felt Yugi collapse into his arms, trembling and crying once again.
"Daijobu." Jounouchi whispered, feeling quite ready to pound Yami's face in when he next saw his best friend's other half.
"He doesn't love me." Yugi whispered, shaking. Jounouchi frowned, and lifted Yugi so that the two of them were eye-to-eye.
"Then you're going to just make do without him. Find yourself someone else. If Yami does love you, and is merely trying to hide it, for God knows what reason, then he's sure to get really jealous if you start liking someone else, right?"
Yugi blinked, and his eyes went wide with horror. "But I couldn't hurt him like that!"
Jounouchi made an irritated noise in his throat. "BUT you're only going to be pretending you like someone else so you can see if Yami gets jealous, and then you'll know if Yami really loves you or not. See where I'm heading with this?"
Yugi blinked a couple times, and then he smiled and nodded. Jounouchi grinned at him.
"You WERE watching the movie the whole time, weren't you?"
Yugi blushed.
"Thought so," Jounouchi chuckled. "You might wanna let Yami know that."
Yugi made a considering noise. "Yeah." he murmured after a moment. "I guess so."
"I have to admit, though," Jounouchi continued. "You're pretty brave to not be freaked out by that laser decapitation thing. That gave me goose bumps."
Yugi laughed. "Yeah, me too. It's a horrible thought. But, at least we know it's only a movie." (huh.looked pretty real to me.*shivers*)
Jounouchi nodded. "Now then, what say we go back to the movie and enjoy ourselves?"
Yugi nodded happily.
Yami frowned. His aibou was taking too long. Then again, Yami thought as a zombie-dog pack attacked the main character, he might not wanna see this.
Yami glanced in the direction of where Yugi and Jounouchi had both left for the bathroom, and nearly had a heart attack when he saw that Yugi and Jounouchi were leaning against the wall, looking at the screen with the look of one who is captivated in a spell. Yami started to stand and rush to protect his aibou, but Anzu put a hand on his arm.
"Yugi's not as innocent as you might think." she said softly. "This kind of thing doesn't scare him."
Yami blinked, and watched his aibou with growing interest. When the main character shot a couple of zombie-dogs dead, and then kicked their asses till more were dead, Yugi and Jounouchi broke out into a grin and started joking with each other about who could kick ass better: Yugi/Yami in a Duel Monsters game, or the main character of Resident Evil. Yami actually started laughing at their argument, which he could hear through his mind-link with Yugi.
Yugi, Jounouchi, Anzu, Ryou, and Honda all turned their heads as one and stared at him in shock, each hearing him laugh. Yami paused and flushed with embarrassment. No one had ever heard him laugh so carefree before- not even himself. (Whooboy, he needs to get out more often, ne?)
Yami looked away, back at the screen, his face a slight pink color. (Ooooo, Yami's blushing, Yami's blushing, Yami's blushing.)
Yugi and Jounouchi made their way back over to their seats, Yugi close to the wall, beside Yami, Anzu next to Yami, Ryou next to Anzu, and Jounouchi and Honda in a dual seat next to Ryou.
"Yami-kun.were you laughing??" Yugi questioned. Yami didn't answer, but the pink tinge in his face grew redder. Yugi cleared his throat.
"So.ah.you see I'm.not scared.right?"
Yami nodded stiffly. Yugi didn't know what to say after that, so he merely went back to watching the movie. Halfway through the movie, Yami found his voice again.
"How come you didn't tell me?"
Yugi shrugged. "I dunno. I guess I kinda felt.well.that you already knew."
Yami made an irritated-sounding noise in his throat. "I don't pry into your thoughts, aibou, unless I'm invited."
Yugi blushed. "Gomen nasai."
Yami chuckled, and smiled his rare smile, drawing Yugi closer in a hug. "Onaiji, (Likewise) for getting mad at you."
Yugi smiled against his darker side's chest. "Daijobu." (SAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
"But, still," Yami gently pushed on Yugi's nose, "If ever you need me, just ask."
"Arigatou."
Yami and Yugi watched the rest of the movie in comfortable silence, side by side, never knowing that the other was feeling the same thing.
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Author's Notes: Don't worry, don't worry, it has a sequel!!! ;P In fact, many. *audience shivers in horror* *looks around with Death Glare, and everyone instantly applauds and cheers* :)
Disclaimers: *clears her throat expectantly*
Yami and Yugi: *moans* Do I HAVE to?
Author: Of course. It's not in my job as a fanfiction writer to say the evil disclaimer. That's in the characters whom I have on contract to say. *holds up a contract, uses a magnifying glass, and reads from the minuscule text at the bottom of the page, barely noticeable.* "We, Yugi Mouto, and Yami, hereby declare that the Dragonlady has every right to do whatever she wants with us in her fanfictions until our contract has expired."
Yami: *eyes bulge* LEMME SEE THAT!
Author: *hands him the contract and the magnifying glass*
Yugi: *reads over his darker half's shoulder* Waitaminute! How come we never saw this???
Yami: *scowls* Because we never read the fine print, aibou.
Author: *clears her throat again*
Yami: *in a sulky voice* Dragon Mistress does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, its characters, or its many exciting episodes. If anyone sues her, my aibou and I will sick the Dark Magician or the Exodia on them. You have been forewarned.
Author: ^^ *peace sign*
Yami: *mutters* When that damn contract expires, she better watch out.
Author: Excuuuuuuuse me?
Yami: *whistles innocently*
Author: *brings out Filia's almighty mace-sama* Care to repeat that?
Yami: *screams, and runs away, disappearing over the horizon's edge*
Author: *shrieks in Filia-style* You come back here!! *speeds away after the retreating Pharaoh, leaving a trail of smoke*
Yugi: O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;
Yu-Gi-Oh: Soulmates
Chapter One: Resident Evil
Yami sighed as he watched the stars up in the night sky, the wind blowing through his mane of gold-purple-and-black hair. He was sitting on the sill of the window in their bedroom. Once Yugi's Grandpa had discovered that Yugi had a darker side, one brought out by the Millennium Puzzle in the form of Yami, Grandpa had moved things around in their room, replacing Yugi's former bed with a bunk bed. Yami slept above Yugi. That way he could jump down onto anyone who might try to hurt his aibou, and then beat the hell out of them with an advantage in surprise.
Yami sighed again. Yugi. That was one he never understood. Yugi was supposed to be his aibou, his hikari, his other half.
His soulmate.
Yet Yami still had absolutely no clue how Yugi could seem so blind to the horrors of the world around them, and stay cheerful and bouncy all the time. Yugi was eccentric, dangerously naïve, always so happy that he practically radiated cheeriness, and incredibly stupid when it came to protecting his friends. That time Yugi had leaped at the guy who had threatened Anzu in the abandoned warehouse, Yami had nearly panicked while trying to get out of his puzzle. Since he had been confined for centuries, making a form of his own was too hard, so he merely took control of Yugi's body, and destroyed the thug's evil half. Yami silently vowed, looking up at the stars, that his aibou would never be hurt as long as Yami stayed breathing.
"Yami-kun?"
The soft voice behind him, so startlingly close, made Yami jump slightly. Yami turned and looked straight into his aibou's large amethyst eyes. They looked so innocent, so shielded from the horrible world around them.
"Daijobu ka?" Yugi questioned of his darker side, blinking worriedly. Yami gave a rare, soft smile that he would only ever show to Yugi. (*coughcoughHeeroYuycoughcough*)
"I'm fine, aibou," Yami replied. Yugi smiled suddenly.
"Good, because Anzu and the guys are inviting us to come to see a movie!" Yugi stated cheerfully, a bright smile plastered onto his round face. Yami chuckled.
"What kind is it?"
Yugi grinned. "I've heard that it's scary. It's called Resident Evil."
Yami bolted upright, his back stiff. "You're not going!"
"Why not?!" Yugi demanded, straightening his own back in a means of retaliation to look as tall as Yami. He didn't succeed. Yami gave him a look.
"Haven't you read up on that movie?"
Yugi blinked. "Umm."
Yami sighed, grabbed his aibou's shoulder, and squeezed it gently. "Trust me, you don't want to see it. You would have nightmares for the rest of your life."
A look of confusion crossed Yugi's face. "But, Yami-kun, you always comfort me when I wake up with nightmares, and they go away."
Yami shook his head at his aibou's naiveté. "These nightmares I wouldn't be able to send away."
Yugi looked even more confused. "Demo."
"Iie demo!" Yami replied sharply, making Yugi jump slightly. Yami's eyes softened. "Aibou, I don't want you hurt." ('Iie demo!' basically means 'No buts!')
"Then come with me and block my eyes at the bad parts!" Yugi replied, exasperated. Yami raised an eyebrow. Now that was a thought.
"How did you get me to do this?" Yami moaned, sighing as they got out of Anzu's father's van. (If this needs to be corrected, please contact me)
Yugi shrugged, beaming at his darker half. "I dunno."
As soon as Yugi engaged Jounouchi and Ryou in conversation, Yami stopped Anzu and Honda, and gave them an infuriated glare. They glanced at each other, confused and nervous.
"If aibou gets nightmares from this stupid movie, I'm coming after you two."
Anzu and Honda looked at each other, guilty looks on their faces.
"Yami, you know Yugi's gonna have a day sometime in the future where you won't be there to shield him from the world. We need to prepare him," Honda said quietly. Yami nearly punched him, but instead settled for grabbing his shirt collar and lifting him from the floor.
"By showing him a movie about ZOMBIES and BLOOD-SUCKING?!" Yami demanded, hushing his voice slightly so Yugi, Jounouchi, and Ryou couldn't hear. Anzu and Honda looked really guilty now. Passerby gave weird looks in their direction.
"Yami-kun!!" Yugi's voice called. Out of the corner of his eye, Yami could see that Yugi was starting to turn around to look for him, and so he let Honda go, glaring at him.
"You better hope I'm quick enough to cover aibou's eyes," Yami warned menacingly.
"Hey, Yami, Anzu, Honda, you guys comin'?!" Jounouchi shouted. Yami smirked, turning.
"Hai!" he called back, walking towards the two boys. Anzu gave Honda a look.
"Told ya it was bad idea," she stated flatly. Honda frowned at her, and followed Yami and Anzu towards their friends.
Yami was infuriated!! It wasn't even five minutes into the movie, and he had to cover his aibou's eyes!! Yami sat there, seething, as he saw a woman's head get cut off as she was trapped between two elevator doors, while the elevator chose of its own accord to head straight up. Yami cast a glare in Anzu and Honda's direction, and they shrunk down into their seats, avoiding his eyes.
"Yami-kun??? Can you let go now?" Yugi's innocent voice questioned patiently. Yami glanced at the screen, an eyebrow raised. Nothing bad happening. Yami let his aibou watch again. Awhile later, Yami had to cover Yugi's eyes again when a group of good guys were decapitated by laser beams.
Nothing happening that was gruesome for his little hikari's eyes for a whole twenty-five minutes after that, and Yami started to relax. Only some suspenseful moments so far. Maybe this was a good idea after all.
No sooner had he thought this than a zombie woman approached one of the good guys (girl, actually). Yugi, of course, didn't realize what the zombie-woman was.
"Yami-kun, weren't all of the employees dead?" Yugi inquired, turning to look at his dark side. Yami nodded, and his eyes bugged out as the zombie-woman lunged at the good guy, attempting to bite her neck. Yugi heard the sudden sound level rise, and started to turn and look. Yami hastily covered Yugi's eyes. Yugi groaned.
"Aibou, it's not that bad, is it?"
Yami raised an eyebrow. The woman that was still living fired a gunshot into the woman's heart. (Correct me if I'm wrong, I've pretty much forgotten the movie- and for good reason)
Yugi made an exasperated noise, and ducked away from Yami's hand. Yami breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the scene had changed to the good guys running up to the live woman and asking if she was alright. When the scene shifted to the place where the zombie-woman had been shot, Yami started to panic, but stopped when he saw that the woman was gone. Yami smirked. This was getting interesting now. Even the plays back in Egypt hadn't been this good.
A few seconds later, the exact same zombie woman lunged out of the shadows, and the good girl fired madly with her gun. Yami grabbed his aibou's head, and turned it away. Yugi frowned. He was missing a lot of the storyline so far.
"Yami-kun." he began.
"Remember, this is the only reason I let you come," Yami reminded him, growling slightly as another zombie popped out of the shadows and attacked. A few minutes later, Yami's eyes were wide. By the hand of Ra!!!! There must be five hundred zombies in that room with them!!, he thought. There was no way he could let his aibou watch this. But Yugi grew impatient moments later, and ducked out of Yami's hold, trying to get a glimpse of the screen. Yami grabbed Yugi's shoulders, and turned him forcefully away.
"Remember our deal," Yami snarled. Yugi made an exasperated sound.
"Yami-kun, I'm missing so much of the storyline!!" Yugi whispered pleadingly. Yami frowned.
"Good. There's a lot of the storyline you DON'T need to see. You're too young," Yami replied in a hushed voice so as not to irritate those around them.
"I'm 16!" Yugi cried. Yami glared at him. Then he saw something he never thought he'd see in his aibou's eyes.
Retaliation.
Before Yugi could wrench away from Yami's grasp, Yami did the first thing that came to mind that would hold Yugi still.
He kissed him.
Yugi's eyes went wide, his mouth opening slightly. Wha.?, he wondered. Ryou and Anzu watched interestedly, pretending they both weren't eavesdropping. (HA!)
Yami drew back, his whole body tingling. He never thought kissing his aibou would make him feel so.alive. Yugi blinked.
"Y-Yami.?"
Yami scowled. He couldn't let his aibou know. It would tear his aibou apart, knowing that he was causing Yami's heart to break everytime he thought Yugi didn't love him back, so Yami couldn't let Yugi know. "Well, it was the only way to keep you from looking at the screen," he growled. Yugi looked at the floor, vaguely feeling tears spring up in the back of his eyes.
Of course. Yami didn't feel the same. They were merely two sides of a whole- each other, one could say. Yugi was the light, and Yami was the dark. How could the darkness love the light? Yami merely kissed his aibou to keep him from watching the stupid movie.
Suddenly, Yugi didn't really care about the movie.
"Well, you don't have to worry about me looking at the screen," Yugi declared suddenly, and Yami looked at him. Yugi's eyes were covered in shadow, so Yami couldn't see the lone tear that crawled down the boy's cheek. "I've gotta go the bathroom."
"Take your time," Yami scowled as he saw more zombie attacks on the screen. "It'll be a while before it's safe to have you watch."
Yugi hurried past his friends' seats, and hurried out of the theater. Anzu blinked, and leaned over to whisper in Jounouchi's ear over Ryou.
"Jounouchi-kun, Yugi-kun was crying," Anzu whispered. Jounouchi looked at her.
"From what?"
Anzu made an irritated noise. "Hel-lo? Didn't you see Yami kiss Yugi to keep him from looking at the screen?"
Jounouchi blinked twice. "Yami kissed Yugi???"
Anzu felt like punching him.
"Keep your voice down!" Ryou hissed as he restrained the girl.
"Hai, Yami kissed Yugi. And you KNOW how Yugi feels about him. The thought of Yami kissing him ONLY to keep him from looking at a movie isn't the best thing to cheer you up, you know?" Anzu explained.
Jounouchi nodded, and stood, following Yugi's intention of heading to the bathroom. Anzu leaned over to talk to Yami.
"So, do you like it so far?"
Yami scowled. "Not anymore."
Anzu blinked. "Why?"
"Urusei," he muttered, looking away. ('Urusei' = 'Shut up') He wasn't one to confess his feelings. Anzu frowned, and continued to watch the movie, wondering if Yami felt the same about Yugi.
Jounouchi entered the men's room, and as soon as he had taken three steps in, he heard his best friend's sobbing. Jounouchi's eyes softened, and he followed the sound made by the small boy with tri-colored hair until he came to the stall Yugi was in.
"Yugi-kun??" Jounouchi inquired gently. There was a muffled gasp, and Jounouchi heard Yugi hastily wiping his eyes with his sleeves. The stall door opened, and Yugi came out, a bright smile plastered on his face.
"Hai?? Something wrong?"
Jounouchi was silent. Yugi peered at him curiously.
"You don't have to lie, Yug," Jounouchi stated softly. Yugi's face didn't change for a moment, but then, gradually, the mask fell away until Jounouchi felt Yugi collapse into his arms, trembling and crying once again.
"Daijobu." Jounouchi whispered, feeling quite ready to pound Yami's face in when he next saw his best friend's other half.
"He doesn't love me." Yugi whispered, shaking. Jounouchi frowned, and lifted Yugi so that the two of them were eye-to-eye.
"Then you're going to just make do without him. Find yourself someone else. If Yami does love you, and is merely trying to hide it, for God knows what reason, then he's sure to get really jealous if you start liking someone else, right?"
Yugi blinked, and his eyes went wide with horror. "But I couldn't hurt him like that!"
Jounouchi made an irritated noise in his throat. "BUT you're only going to be pretending you like someone else so you can see if Yami gets jealous, and then you'll know if Yami really loves you or not. See where I'm heading with this?"
Yugi blinked a couple times, and then he smiled and nodded. Jounouchi grinned at him.
"You WERE watching the movie the whole time, weren't you?"
Yugi blushed.
"Thought so," Jounouchi chuckled. "You might wanna let Yami know that."
Yugi made a considering noise. "Yeah." he murmured after a moment. "I guess so."
"I have to admit, though," Jounouchi continued. "You're pretty brave to not be freaked out by that laser decapitation thing. That gave me goose bumps."
Yugi laughed. "Yeah, me too. It's a horrible thought. But, at least we know it's only a movie." (huh.looked pretty real to me.*shivers*)
Jounouchi nodded. "Now then, what say we go back to the movie and enjoy ourselves?"
Yugi nodded happily.
Yami frowned. His aibou was taking too long. Then again, Yami thought as a zombie-dog pack attacked the main character, he might not wanna see this.
Yami glanced in the direction of where Yugi and Jounouchi had both left for the bathroom, and nearly had a heart attack when he saw that Yugi and Jounouchi were leaning against the wall, looking at the screen with the look of one who is captivated in a spell. Yami started to stand and rush to protect his aibou, but Anzu put a hand on his arm.
"Yugi's not as innocent as you might think." she said softly. "This kind of thing doesn't scare him."
Yami blinked, and watched his aibou with growing interest. When the main character shot a couple of zombie-dogs dead, and then kicked their asses till more were dead, Yugi and Jounouchi broke out into a grin and started joking with each other about who could kick ass better: Yugi/Yami in a Duel Monsters game, or the main character of Resident Evil. Yami actually started laughing at their argument, which he could hear through his mind-link with Yugi.
Yugi, Jounouchi, Anzu, Ryou, and Honda all turned their heads as one and stared at him in shock, each hearing him laugh. Yami paused and flushed with embarrassment. No one had ever heard him laugh so carefree before- not even himself. (Whooboy, he needs to get out more often, ne?)
Yami looked away, back at the screen, his face a slight pink color. (Ooooo, Yami's blushing, Yami's blushing, Yami's blushing.)
Yugi and Jounouchi made their way back over to their seats, Yugi close to the wall, beside Yami, Anzu next to Yami, Ryou next to Anzu, and Jounouchi and Honda in a dual seat next to Ryou.
"Yami-kun.were you laughing??" Yugi questioned. Yami didn't answer, but the pink tinge in his face grew redder. Yugi cleared his throat.
"So.ah.you see I'm.not scared.right?"
Yami nodded stiffly. Yugi didn't know what to say after that, so he merely went back to watching the movie. Halfway through the movie, Yami found his voice again.
"How come you didn't tell me?"
Yugi shrugged. "I dunno. I guess I kinda felt.well.that you already knew."
Yami made an irritated-sounding noise in his throat. "I don't pry into your thoughts, aibou, unless I'm invited."
Yugi blushed. "Gomen nasai."
Yami chuckled, and smiled his rare smile, drawing Yugi closer in a hug. "Onaiji, (Likewise) for getting mad at you."
Yugi smiled against his darker side's chest. "Daijobu." (SAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
"But, still," Yami gently pushed on Yugi's nose, "If ever you need me, just ask."
"Arigatou."
Yami and Yugi watched the rest of the movie in comfortable silence, side by side, never knowing that the other was feeling the same thing.
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Author's Notes: Don't worry, don't worry, it has a sequel!!! ;P In fact, many. *audience shivers in horror* *looks around with Death Glare, and everyone instantly applauds and cheers* :)
Disclaimers: *clears her throat expectantly*
Yami and Yugi: *moans* Do I HAVE to?
Author: Of course. It's not in my job as a fanfiction writer to say the evil disclaimer. That's in the characters whom I have on contract to say. *holds up a contract, uses a magnifying glass, and reads from the minuscule text at the bottom of the page, barely noticeable.* "We, Yugi Mouto, and Yami, hereby declare that the Dragonlady has every right to do whatever she wants with us in her fanfictions until our contract has expired."
Yami: *eyes bulge* LEMME SEE THAT!
Author: *hands him the contract and the magnifying glass*
Yugi: *reads over his darker half's shoulder* Waitaminute! How come we never saw this???
Yami: *scowls* Because we never read the fine print, aibou.
Author: *clears her throat again*
Yami: *in a sulky voice* Dragon Mistress does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, its characters, or its many exciting episodes. If anyone sues her, my aibou and I will sick the Dark Magician or the Exodia on them. You have been forewarned.
Author: ^^ *peace sign*
Yami: *mutters* When that damn contract expires, she better watch out.
Author: Excuuuuuuuse me?
Yami: *whistles innocently*
Author: *brings out Filia's almighty mace-sama* Care to repeat that?
Yami: *screams, and runs away, disappearing over the horizon's edge*
Author: *shrieks in Filia-style* You come back here!! *speeds away after the retreating Pharaoh, leaving a trail of smoke*
Yugi: O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;