A rewrite of an old fiction I started years ago. There will be changes due to my lack of memory of certain events that took place in the original story. Sadly I lost most of the old chapters so I am sorry if its not exactly how it was before.
The main pairing in this is still darkshipping. There will be others as well but not 100% sure what they will be till the story gets further along. So I hope you all like darkshipping lol!
Make a move
Chapter 1
~Yuugi~
Yuugi woke this a start. His alarm clock blared on his bed side table causing his racing heart to beat faster. The dream he was having was already sliping away as he reached quickly to turn off his alarm. Memories began to fade away and he welcomed it, his dream did not sit well with him whatever it was about it had scared him. His fear subsided as he swung his legs over the edge of his bed. Rubbing his eyes for a moment he stood ready to greet the day.
As he got himself ready for school he looked at the picture on his wall above his bed. It was an older picture compared to the ones that surrounded it. The picture was of him and his friends taken the day they had gone to Egypt only it wasn't really him in the picture. Yami or rather Atemu had been there for that picture not him. Pulling on his dress shirt his mind wondered to memories of the Pharaoh that had once shared a body with him. It had been two years since he had been freed from the puzzle and his spirit was finally at rest. Yuugi had missed him dearly but it was for the best, for both of them.
Making his way down stairs he fixed his school uniform making sure it was straight. Two years had meant many changes for Yuugi and his friends. They were now in there last year of high school and Yuugi was looking forward to graduation. He was still unsure of what he wanted for his future but he had the whole school year to figure that out. His grandfather was pushing him to go to school for business so he could help with the family shop, but Yuugi wasn't sure if that was for him.
Jou was just as unready as Yuugi, but for Jou that didn't seem to be an issue for him. At first Jou had wanted to continue to make a career out of duel monsters, but that seems to have changed recently. Before the previous school year had ended Jou had taken up sports and joined the basket ball team at their school. It wasn't exactly what everyone had expected from him but Yuugi was happy for him. Sadly this meant less time with his best friend.
Anzu still held onto her dreams of dancing. She had finally saved up the money she needed to make that trip to America all that was left for her here was to finish school. This made Yuugi sad, he knew once she left there was a chance they may never see each other again. There was also a chance she may find someone there and his chances of her liking him as more than a friend would be completely destroyed. Not that he felt he stood much chance with her but she still didn't have a boyfriend so that was a positive for him.
Honda was already making his plans for graduation. He already knew what he wanted to do which had shocked Yuugi a bit. He had felt that Honda would be like him and Jou, a man with out a solid plan. But Honda was ready to get out of high school and start his next chapter at the police academy. Yuugi was glad his friend had found his calling.
As he walked into the kitchen he was greeted by the warm smile of his mother and grandfather. Yuugi's father had been home just a few days ago and was already gone for work again. It made home feel a little more empty than it normally did. There was always someone missing and it made Yuugi feel a little incomplete. With Yami moving on Yuugi was always left feeling this way but when his whole family got together it was easier to forget that empty feeling that nagged at him.
Taking his seat at the table he said good morning to his mother and grandfather. "Yuugi, are you feeling well?" His mother spoke softly as she placed a hand on his shoulder. She held the look of great concern and Yuugi felt a little lost. "I'm fine." It came out as more of a question than an answer.
His grandfather looked at him from over his newspaper and studied Yuugi's face for a moment. With a spark of curiosity in his eyes he spoke, "You look tired. Bad dream?" Yuugi smiled and nodded, maybe he didn't get much sleep that night, but he felt fine.
This seemed to be a suitable answer for Yuugi's mother. She gave his shoulder a light squeeze and smiled down at him. After he smiled back at her she brought him his breakfast. Normally he didn't mind getting himself something to eat but in moments like this he let his mother do it for him.
Letting out a loud yawn Yuugi made his way through his school's main gates. Students spoke cheerfully around him about their weekend. It was Monday and this week was not looking well already for him. He hadn't felt tired till about half way to school and suddenly the tiredness had hit him like a tone of bricks. His whole body felt ready for him to lay down. Muscles sore he walked into the school.
Stopping at his locker where he kept his school shoes his eyes caught sight of white hair. Yuugi smiled and wave to Ryou. The pale teen gave a small smile to Yuugi as he closed his locker. Ryou turned and made his way to their class room.
Yuugi had not spoken much with Ryou in the past 2 years. At some point during that time Ryou had grown apart from the group and begone spending more and more time with Kaiba. It was a bit strange, Kaiba had always had a stand offish vibe to him and Ryou was a kind of soft spoken person. They didn't seem like the kind of people that would spend time together, but they seemed to really get along well so Yuugi hadn't worried too much about it.
On his way to the class room he found himself wondering what Ryou was planning to do when he left school. Kaiba was obvious he was already a CEO of his own company and Yuugi often wondered why the child genius even bothered with school at times. Ryou on the other hand he was very bright as well, maybe not as much as Kaiba, but he was very smart. Yuugi couldn't help but feel that Ryou would have the pick of the litter and felt a bit jealous of the white haired teen.
"Yug!" Jou's voice rang out echoing down the hallway. Yuugi turned around to see his best friend grinning down the hall at him, waving his arm with way too much enthusiasm. He was surrounded by other members of the basketball team as he made his way down the hall, but at the sight of Yuugi he picked up the pace. A few faculty members glared at Jou, they always did when he was being too loud in the hallways. Since joining a sports team they seemed to have less to say about it. It was a good thing Jou was favoured by his coach.
Jou had grown taller, but Yuugi hadn't noticed at first because he too had grown taller. He would never be as tall as Jou or Honda, but he was glad he wasn't being completely left behind height wise. It was Jou's new found height that had originally got him on the basketball team. The coach of their team had begged him to join after one of their members had graduated the year before and it didn't take long for Jou to agree to join. He had been a fan of basketball for a long time. Yuugi just hadn't known he was that much of a fan.
"How was your weekend?" Yuugi asked as he turned to continue making his way to the class room. He still had a bit of a hard time keeping up with Jou's strides. He used to walk slower for Yuugi but since joining the team Jou was starting to become less used to Yuugi's smaller strides.
Jou shrugged, "My mom was gone for the weekend and my sister went with her. Y'know my aunt had surgery not long ago so they went to see how she was doing." Jou's mother had let him move in with her and his sister. She even moved back to the area so that Jou could stay at his school. His sister had transferred into their school as well.
It wasn't common knowledge to anyone outside of their friend group, but Jou's father was a drunk. He had spent years abusing his son and Yuugi found out that his father's drinking was why Jou's mother had left. Sadly Jou's father had won the custody battle for Jou and he was stuck there with limited visits with his mother and sister. Jou had been left feeling that he was unwanted by his mother and placed a lot of blame on her. He had spent years rebelling against almost anything the world threw at him. He had admitted if it wasn't for his friends he would never have changed and was scared he could have ended up a dead beat like his dad. But now that he was older he was able to make the choice to reach out to his mother and move in with her. It was a whole new adjustment for Jou but it seemed it was a good one.
"Yeah I remember, is she doing well? How was the surgery?" Yuugi had never met Jou's aunt, even Jou didn't know her well. Jou turned and smiled at Yuugi, "It went well it was minor surgery she should be up and moving again soon." He wasn't too sure but Yuugi thought the surgery was for her leg something had happened that limited her walking and this was meant to change that. "Good to hear!"
The two walked into their class room. Not many students were there yet which was no shock to them, it was still early. "These early morning practices are going to kill me!" Jou groaned and threw himself down into the seat in front of Yuugi's desk. Yuugi took his seat and grinned. Jou hated early mornings.
"But its worth it right?"
Jou suddenly became energetic again and sat straighter in his seat, eyes wide. "You have no idea! I've improved majorly!" Off he went in his never ending rant of basketball.
Yuugi enjoyed the sport but he wasn't as interested in it as Jou and often got lost in Jou's rants. If Anzu was here she would be telling him off, but Honda would understand exactly what Jou was talking about he was a pretty big sports fan himself and was also thinking of joining the team as well. If that happened it would just be Yuugi and Anzu that were free after school and he secretly found himself hoping this would happen. After all he didn't have much time left to win her over.
~Ryou~
Ryou watched silently as Yuugi and Jounouchi sat down. Jounouchi sat with a loud thud and slouched in his seat. The pale teen listened as they talked about Jounouchi's sports team. Ryou was pretty sure it was the basketball team but he wasn't a hundred percent sure. Sports never held much interest for him.
There was a tap on his shoulder and Ryou turned to his right to see Seto looking at him. Ryou remembered once that Seto's sharp eyed stare had once made him feel nervous around the other teen. But now it didn't bother him at all. Ryou could see the kindness in those blue eyes that he was sure no one but Seto's little brother noticed.
"Thank you for lending me this book Ryou, it was insightful." Seto still spoke business like even after all the time they spent together. This bothered Ryou at times but not enough for it to be an issue for either of them.
Smiling Ryou took his novel back from Seto. Like Ryou, Seto was fond of reading. Though most of the time they both had different tastes in literature, from time to time they would find something they both enjoyed. Ryou was more fond of fantasy where as Seto preferred fact over fiction. There was once a time Ryou had found out Seto was reading a romance series which for Seto was very odd, but he didn't dare bring it up.
Putting the book into his bag he replied to Seto, "I thought it would be an interesting read for you." The book was meant for a younger audience but it was a book Ryou had deeply enjoyed growing up. It was a fiction story about how corrupt a government system had become. This wasn't Ryou's normal choice for writings, but it was something he read for school and it had kept his interest even after all these years.
There was a loud bang that rang out in the class room that kept Ryou from continuing his conversation with Seto. He turned his head quickly to the left again and stared at Jounouchi. He had stood up quickly in, what Ryou had assumed, his excitement and knocked a desk over. Ryou could hear Seto tsk in disapproval, but before he could say anything Anzu walked into the class room.
Often Ryou felt glad to not be on her bad side, but he was also glad she was normally around. Her presence kept Seto from starting a pointless argument with Jounouchi which normally ended in Jounouchi getting some form of punishment from the teachers. Ryou liked Seto, but found that is never ending quest to be little the blonde teen pointless. When it came to Jounouchi it was almost like Seto threw some of his business attitude out the window.
Ryou looked past Anzu to see another female classmate of theirs, Miho. He had never really spoken to the girl before save a few things in the past and for awhile she had seem to be MIA in their group of friends. His face heated as he felt himself starting to blush when he thought back to how she used to pretty much throw herself at him, only it hadn't really been him it was his darker half she had seemed interested in. Since that evil spirit had left she seemed to lose complete interest in him. Bakura had no interest in her though which he was thankful for. Who knows what could have happened.
~Yuugi~
The school day felt as if it had taken forever. Yuugi spent most of the day feeling like he was about to pass out any minute. He didn't remember ever waking up in the middle of the night and he had felt refreshed when he woke that morning.
Stepping outside of the building Yuugi looked up at the sky. Dark grey rain clouds covered the sky leaving no room for sunlight to peek through. The air felt humid making it feel warmer than it really was outside. There was a breezy every now and than which made the humidity bearable.
"Its a good thing that basketball try outs can be done indoors huh?" Anzu stood beside Yuugi. When he looked at her she was staring up at the sky with a slight frown. Yuugi couldn't help feeling a little nervous to finally be alone with her. It had seemed so long since the last time he had had this chance.
Nodding Yuugi looked back up at the sky, "I don't remember the weather network saying it would rain today." Anzu sighed heavily beside Yuugi. He had a feeling he knew where this conversation was heading and he felt his heart drop to his stomach.
"I think it would be best if we hung out another time, I don't like the look of those clouds." There was a note of worry in Anzu's voice and Yuugi remembered back to when they were kids. She used to have a fear of thunder.
There was a sudden sharp pain in Yuugi's chest and he groaned. Bending over slightly he grabbed at the front of his shirt and a sudden wave of dizziness washed over him. He felt a flash of heat and he was sweating.
"Yuugi are you okay?" Anzu spoke in a panic and Yuugi felt her hand on his back, her thumb moving back and forth rubbing his back gently. Any other time he would be happy to have her hand on his back.
Waving a hand slowly he nodded his head, "I'm fine, just tired." He knew this was most likely the truth or at least he hopped so. Maybe she was right, today did seemed to be a bad day to hang out.
"Do you want me to walk with you?" Her voice, though still concerned, left no room for argument.
Soon they were making their way down the road towards Yuugi's house. He felt pathetic that he had to have a girl walk him home and with the sky threatening rain he felt worse. She should get home quickly before it started to rain and he voiced this a few times. Anzu would hear nothing of it though. She was clearly too worried about him, he never should have told her about the chest pain.
"Honestly Anzu it was just a bit of pain I am fine. My place isn't too far from here I can make the rest of the way on my own." She had always been stubborn and Yuugi had always found that attractive but sometimes it would be nice if she would just listen to him.
The pain in his chest, in truth, had never left. It was not a sharp pain anymore but a dull pain that just didn't seem to want to fade. When his lungs filled with air it seemed to make the pain worse, but there was no way he could stop himself from breathing. Hot flashes came often and the humid air was not helping. By the time they made it to his place his dress shirt was sticking to his back from sweat and he felt more than ready for a shower.
Anzu's made sure to tell Yuugi's grandfather what had happened as they walked into the game shop entrance. This landed Yuugi in bed the second his mother found out. Thankfully, after he had driven Anzu home, Yuugi's grandfather save Yuugi by convincing his mother he needed rest.
Yuugi now lay in his bed staring at the ceiling. He had a sunlight in his room and he could see the large drops of water landing on the window. Just as he and Anzu had set foot on his street the rain had started. It was slow at first and they made it into the game shop before getting soaked, but as soon as door shut the rain came poring down in buckets and lightening flashed. The roaring thunder had Anzu visibly shaken and Yuugi felt guilty, he knew she shouldn't have walked with him. Thankfully his grandfather offered to drive her home so he felt a little less guilty.
Sighing Yuugi unbuttoned the top few buttons on his night shirt. His room felt too hot even with the ceiling fan on. Yuugi's mother had taken his temperature when he gotten into bed. He had a fever and she wondered if she should be sending Yuugi to the doctors. But Yuugi insisted that a good nights sleep would do him some good.
It was a bit too early for bed so Yuugi sat up with the intention of at least getting some homework done. A new wave of dizziness washed over him and he was forced to lay back down. He didn't feel like throwing up but his stomach had not liked the sudden movement. He wondered if maybe he had eaten something that day to make himself feel sick.
~Ryou~
Ryou found himself more than grateful that he always brought an umbrella with him. Seto had almost forced him into his car to save Ryou from having to walk in the rain. It took some time but Ryou finally got Seto to agree to let him walk home.
It had taken so much time to get Seto to let him walk home that he didn't even make it half way before it started poring rain. Ryou walked fast in hopes of not getting soaked sadly his umbrella did not protect his shoes. The rain was starting to get so bad that the sidewalk and the road were starting to look like rivers in the making.
Thunder cracked over head and lightening flashed blinding him for a brief moment. He blinked a few times before his eyes adjusted again and he let out a sigh. Thunder and lightening didn't scare him, but with how bad the weather was getting and how fast it was happening it did not sit well with him and he was starting to wish he had taken Seto up on his offer.
A small sound rang out and Ryou realized it was his cellphone. It was most likely Seto, Seto was the only one that ever called him, most likely checking in on him. Ryou ignored it he wanted to get home fast and stopping to find his phone in his bag was not going to help with that.
Lightening flashed blinding him again. When his eyes started to adjust again he noticed his vision was off. Dizziness washed over him and though the wind was blowing hard he felt oddly warm. He could feel himself sweating as he pushed his umbrella against the wind and rain. If he got home he would feel fine again it was just the weather doing this to him he was sure of it.
His cellphone rang out again and he continued to ignore it. Pushing his way up the side walk towards his apartment building. It was just around the corner he would be there soon and everything would be okay. He was picturing himself having a nice hot shower when he got in and maybe some hot tea.
Ryou's muscles ached and his umbrella was not keeping him as dry as he had hoped. He couldn't tell if it was sweat or rain anymore that he was soaked in. His shoes made squishing sounds from all the water that had gathered in them. With each step the soles of his shoes would release the water in them and quickly soak up more.
There was a unexpectedly strong gust of wind. He tried desperately to hold onto his umbrella but it was ripped from his hand almost knocking him over. Ryou pulled the coat of his uniform around him tightly as his hair whipped around in the wind. He was completely soaked now by the rain, he pressed on. He clutched his bag to his chest trying to keep his school books safe and hopefully dry. The phone in his bag rang louder now that it was closer to him but it was being drowned out by the wind. What a terrible day this turned out to be.
There it was, he could hardly see it but he knew his building was in front of him. He just had to cross the street and he would be dry again in no time.
Lightening struck down not to far from him. He could feel the ground shake beneath his feet and felt his heart race for a moment convinced he had been struck by lightening thankfully he hadn't. As he made his way to the cross walk he felt another wave of dizziness wash over him and a sharp pain that felt like it went through his whole body.
"But I didn't get hit did I?" He found himself wondering if he could electrocuted because of the water that we he was now ankle deep in. "Wouldn't I feel much worse?"
A rush of wind knocked him over before he could steady himself. He fell forward and hit his head hard on the pavement of the side walk. Ryou wasn't sure if it was the flash of lightening that blinded him again but soon everything went dark.