Away From Me

Disclaimer: I don't own YGO or Evanescence or the song "Away From Me".

NOTE: Song Lyrics

Yugi's thoughts (and actions and speech in his POV)

Yami's thoughts (and actions and speech in his POV)

Ordinary actions and speech

Chapter 1 –

I hold my breath as this life starts to take its toll

I'm lying on my bed, knowing Yami is in the doorway, watching me worriedly. Truth is, I don't care anymore.

He doesn't love me back, so what can I do?

I hide behind a smile as this perfect plan unfolds

I've been pretending for him and Tea and Tristan Joey and all the others who don't care about me anymore for so long now…now I'm giving it up.

But oh, God, I feel I've been lied to

They lied to me when they said they still cared about me.

Lost all faith in the things I have achieved

I'm giving up. There's nothing more to be said about it. I'm giving up because He doesn't care about me and my heart has broken.

And I

I'm just a failure.

I've woken now to find myself

I'm worried about Yugi. He knows that, I can tell.

In the shadows of all I have created

Ironic, isn't it? A yami in love with a hikari…and a beautiful hikari nonetheless.

I'm longing to be lost in you

I say he's beautiful, but at the same time I don't think he looks anything like me. I'm a less-perfect version of him.

(Away from this place I have made)

Ever since I got my own body, Tea, Joey and Tristan have been swamping me, and abandoning Yugi. Some friends they really are.

Won't you take me away from me

Yugi…won't you please just let me love you? I've been holding back…

Crawling through this world as disease flows through my veins

I feel sick with guilt…is it my fault he's like this?

I go and sit next to him, watching him as he slowly turns his gaze onto me.

I look into myself, but my own heart has been changed

I changed so much for him.

I can't go on like this

I need to tell him.

'…Yugi?'

I loathe all I've become

I look up, my eyes dim. Why is he even bothering with me? What good am I to him?

I've woken now to find myself

This is my worst fear. He's going to tell me he hates me, isn't he!

In the shadows of all I have created

I made friends, and now I'm left in their shadows as they circle my yami.

I'm longing to be lost in you

Just get it over with, please.

'What?'

(away from this place I have made)

'Yugi…I-I…I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time now.'

'What are you talking about, Yami? I'm tired…let me sleep…'

Won't you take me away from me

'No! This is important!'

I look up. He's never been so firm with me before…he must really hate me.

Lost in a dying world I reach for something more

'Yugi…Yugi, I love you.' It comes out in a rush, but at least I said it.

He blinks at me, and for a horrible moment I think I'm going to have to say it again.

I have grown so weary of this lie I live

'…Y-You're lying.' My voice is dry, tears welling up in my eyes.

I've woken now to find myself

I'd rather he'd said he hated me…how can he torture me so?

In the shadows of all I have created

'What? Yugi, no!' I cry, tears welling up in my own eyes. He glares at me.

I've blown it. He doesn't love me back…it must have been Tea or Joey or Tristan getting him down.

I'm longing to be lost in you

'How can you lie to me about something like that!' I yell. I'm so glad Grandpa's out.

I have woken now to find myself

'But Yugi, I'm not lying!' I tell him, grabbing his shoulders. I stop and let him go when I realise what I'm doing. I hang my head.

'…I love you!'

I'm lost in shadows of my own

I stare at him.

'…Y-You…You do?'

I'm longing to be lost in you

'Yes!'

'…I love you too.'

Away from me.

Grandpa Mutou came back from the Grocery Store to find Yugi and Yami lying next to each other on Yugi's bed in a contented, love-filled slumber.

He smiled knowingly at the two resting boys.

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