Kawaii-hikari3: Yuugi hasn't meet his dark half yet. But, that's gonna change! ::giggles::
Yuugi: ::blinks::
Kawaii-hikari3: ::smiles widely:: You two are gonna meet now, Yuugi. Don't worry!
Yuugi: ::cheers::
Kawaii-hikari3: ::giggles:: Here's the next chapter!
Yuugi woke up the next morning to find more rain pounding against his window. A soft sigh escaped his lips as he listened to the pounding rain for another couple minutes. Yuugi grabbed the puzzle from where he left it and hugged it tightly. He realized he hadn't found anything to allow him to wear it around his neck. He looked around and found a long rope lying on the floor. Smiling at his luck, Yuugi grabbed the rope and slid it through the open loop at the puzzle's top. He tied it and made sure the knots wouldn't come undone.
"Perfect." Yuugi smiled to himself as he slid it around his neck and felt it touch and linger on his chest once he released his grip on the rope. Yuugi felt something surging through the puzzle once it touched his chest. It felt warm and protective and Yuugi stared at the puzzle in confusion. Yuugi picked it up a little and stared at it, pensive about what was happening.
He sighed and gave up on it. He quickly changed into a casual leather attire and headed downstairs so he could get something to eat. Looking in the refrigerator, he found some orange juice and milk that he could drink. He pulled out the orange juice and looked for something to eat. He found a fruit filled snack and decided to eat it. He grabbed a glass and carefully poured the orange juice into it. He ate silently, thinking about the puzzle and other things like that. He finished and put everything away silently, hoping something interesting would happen.
Yuugi got what he was hoping for, because he felt that someone was watching him and a shudder ran through his body. He looked around and found no one. He took a couple deep breaths and walked as calmly as he could into his room. He sat on his bed and held the puzzle for support as he closed his eyes and tried to calm down.
"Maybe I'm just thinking too much…" Yuugi muttered to himself, trying to reassure himself that he was alone. He heard something soft and muffled. He listened very carefully to hear what it was, but he couldn't make out what it was exactly. Yuugi hugged the puzzle tighter, getting even more worried that someone was in the room and ready to jump him at any moment. He squeezed his eyes shut and took deep breaths. His whole body was shaking and his nerves were annoying him, telling him something was watching him.
He felt something trying to reach out to him, trying to console him and comfort him. Yuugi's eyes snapped open as he felt a warm sensation flooding through him. It was comforting and began to lull him back to sleep. He laid down and closed his eyes, suddenly feeling very tired. Within a couple minutes, Yuugi had fallen asleep peacefully.
The spirit appeared beside Yuugi, gently caressing Yuugi's cheek. He smiled as he watched Yuugi sleeping soundly. He slowly began to move his hand to Yuugi's shoulder and began to massage it, since he noticed how tense Yuugi was. Yuugi completely relaxed and smiled in his sleep. The spirit pulled away and suddenly backed off. A sudden surge of fear bolted through him.
'Why am I so afraid? Am I afraid of him seeing me? Or, is it that I'm afraid that he'd send me back into that darkness?' The spirit shuddered at the thought.
Yuugi slowly opened his eyes and turned a little. His eyes opened completely and were wide as he saw the spirit standing beside him. Yuugi sat up and gasped a little as the spirit turned to stare at him. A look of surprise and slight horror spread onto the spirit's face as Yuugi stared in shock. In an act of panic and shock, the spirit vanished back into the puzzle. Yuugi's eyes were wide as he noticed the puzzle was glowing as the spirit retreated.
"Does that spirit live in my puzzle?" Yuugi asked as he stared at the puzzle. He grabbed the puzzle and hugged it very tightly, wanting to see the spirit again. Yuugi sat still for a long time, but nothing happened. Yuugi's eyes saddened after he realized the spirit wasn't coming out. Yuugi was distraught and curious about who he saw and what they were doing.
Yuugi felt something and it was coming from the puzzle. It was sadness and fear that flooded through Yuugi's mind. Yuugi stared at the puzzle and hugged it tighter. He could tell the spirit inside was upset and it made him feel very guilty for scaring him like that. Yuugi now really wanted the spirit to come out and he got an idea.
'Maybe if I act like I'm sleeping he'll come out. He came out the last two times while I was sleeping!' Yuugi thought to himself as he laid down and pretended to fall asleep. Yuugi waited a couple minutes, hoping the spirit would come out. It worked just as Yuugi had planned for the spirit appeared beside him and was touching Yuugi's forehead and bangs.
The touches the spirit was giving were gentle and very comforting. Yuugi smiled and relaxed a lot, but the spirit only stopped when that happened. Yuugi could hear a soft whimper and it made him even more curious. Yuugi opened an eye and peeked at the spirit. Yuugi noticed the spirit was standing a couple feet away from him, hands covering his mouth and fear was in his eyes. Yuugi sat up slowly and stared at the startled spirit.
Yuugi could tell the spirit was now terrified of him, because the spirit was shaking. Yuugi approached the spirit slowly and smiled a little. The spirit lowered his hands away from his mouth and retreated for every step Yuugi took. Yuugi stopped walking and frowned. The spirit sat down and closed his eyes as his shaking grew worse. Yuugi carefully kneeled beside him and stared. The spirit opened his eyes and stared at him, revealing his teary crimson eyes.
"Aibou?"
"Aibou?" Yuugi asked softly. "My name's Yuugi, not aibou. Wait…are you calling me that as a nickname?"
The spirit slowly nodded. Yuugi smiled at the nickname and the spirit stared at him. Yuugi watched as the spirit tried to hide and looked away. Yuugi placed a hand on the spirit's shoulder and the spirit shot his head back to face Yuugi.
"What's wrong? Why are you so afraid of me?"
"Darkness…" He muttered, bowing his head. "…I'm afraid of the darkness. I don't wanna go back."
"Darkness?"
The spirit pointed to the puzzle and Yuugi blinked as he glanced at the spirit and puzzle. He closed his eyes, ashamed to be acting so childish and frightened. Yuugi gently smiled as he pulled the spirit into a hug, even though neither could actually feel it.
"I won't let you go into the darkness again. Don't be afraid." Yuugi murmured softly. "Who are you anyway?"
"I don't know who I am. I don't know anything about myself. Everything about my past is cloudy and faded. I just remember that darkness…it kept draining me and hurting my soul…" The spirit clung to Yuugi and rested his head on Yuugi's chest. Yuugi blushed but let the spirit rest there.
"I'm sorry…" Yuugi said.
"Don't be. You saved me and I'm eternally grateful. You gave me the light to send the shadows away. You and I are now bonded, like partners. I'm technically your other and darker half."
"My other? Moi hitori no boku…I'll call you moi hitori no boku or Yami if I need to give you a proper name, ok?" Yuugi smiled.
"Ok…alright. I'll call you aibou." Yami nuzzled Yuugi's chest and Yuugi's blush grew even more. He couldn't believe how affectionate Yami was to him. Yuugi smiled widely and stared at Yami.
"How will I be able to talk to you, like if I needed you or something?" Yuugi asked.
"Um…" Yami tilted his head up and began to think about it.
--If only I could remember how to do that…--
"Moi hitori no boku!" Yuugi gasped. "I heard you in my mind!"
"You did?" Yami laughed. "I guess that's how you do it! Just concentrate about reaching me and think."
-Like this?-
--Perfect aibou.--
-So, do know how to shut this off?-
--I guess just thinking would do.--
Yuugi smiled widely and nodded as he stared at Yami. Yami smiled and stared at Yuugi, eyes sparkling. Yuugi's cheeks flared a little as he gazed into those crimson eyes. Yami's eyes drooped and Yuugi giggled a little. Yami closed his eyes and murmured something.
"I'm tired…if you need me, I'll be back in the puzzle, ok?"
"Sure." Yuugi smiled and Yami smiled at him gratefully. Yuugi watched as Yami retreated back into the puzzle and Yuugi's eyes widened. He held the puzzle and smiled happily. It was odd that there was a spirit inside his puzzle, but Yuugi was content in actually meeting this spirit. There was something about Yami that made Yuugi curious. He couldn't remember a thing about himself and was terrified about what was going on. Yuugi could tell Yami was protective because of how he'd always guard Yuugi while sleeping, but there was so much more to him that was still unexplained.
'Moi hitori no boku…Yami…somehow, I'll help you…I just hope that things don't start getting crazy once I try…' Yuugi thought as he sighed. He stared outside and watched the rain stop and the dark clouds beginning to leave. He held the puzzle, knowing that meeting Yami would have a huge impact on his life.