Chapter three
Yugi sat in his chair as Yami slept within the bed, though he originally had been sleeping in it, but Yami had shoved him off of it and went into it himself. Since Yugi wasn't one to pick a fight, he backed off and had curled up on the stone floor. It had been a pleasant night, so he had slept on the balcony, dreaming enigmic dreams. Yami murmured something and shifted, and Yugi sighed, hopping off the chair and leaned on the balcony railing.
'Why? Why is it all dead?' he thought as he stared out at the blood red sky and black earth with dead tree stumps scattered everywhere. 'Our there other people out there? Or is it just us here?'
Bright tears fell from his eyes and slid down his pale cheeks and landed on the tiles. With a sigh he started to remember, long ago, when the skies were still blue and nature had plagued the lands. When Reikoku actually cared for him. When he wasn't so hard hearted.
(Flash back)
Skies were blue and clouds swirled up through the sky that looked like huge fluffy pillows. Grass had grown all over the hills and valleys, as huge trees tried to be the first to touch the skies with the tips of their branches. The palace hadn't been so gloomy, but had a pure gleam to it. Beautiful white alabaster walls, with sparkling gold towers that the son loved to glisten onto. His parents had set themselves onto the grass outside of the palace on a spread out blanket with a picnic basket placed on the edge. His father was spread out and taking a nap, as his mother sat on her knees, with her husbands head cradled in her lap, reading a novel she had grown fond of.
Yugi was a perky energetic boy who loved to play, especially with his elder brother Reikoku. Outside, Yugi had climbed a pratically tall tree and was sitting on on of the highest branches, and called to his older brother, waving. Reikoku glanced up, smiling, waving back, then stopped and started shouting for him to come down, for he had noticed the branch his younger brother was sitting on was weak and ready to break off. Despite Reikoku's warnings, Yugi was to high up to hear his brother's cries and thought that his elder brother only wanted him to come down because he was jealous that he couldn't climb that high, and so stubbornly didn't move. It wasn't long till the branch cracked and broke, causing Yugi to cry out as he fell. Luckily, he landed on something and once he cracked his eye open, he saw he landed on Reikoku, and gasped.
"I'm sorry."
Reikoku only shook his head and helped Yugi up, asking if he was alright.
"Yugi? You okay? You didn't break or cut anything?" he asked.
"No," Yugi sniffed.
His mother had heard the scream and jolted up, running towards them, waking their father in the process, and both were by their sides.
"Yugi, you alright honey?" she asked and kissed him, as she held him tightly.
"Yes mama."
"Reikoku what happened?" his father asked. "You didn't get hurt too did you?"
"No father, I'm fine. And I think Yugi's okay too."
"Yep, see mama, I'm alright."
She kissed him again, before releasing him to go play, and Reikoku grabbed his small hand, smiling as he pulled him through the lush green bushes and through the tangled trees.
"Where you taking me?" he asked curiously.
"You'll see," he said secretively.
Reikoku led him further near the forest, before uncovering some bushes to present a beautiful lake. Yugi gasped and smiled in excitment as he saw the water. Cyrstil clear and looking clean with not a speck of anything in it.
"They say this is where the Angel's dwell when they have days of rest. They say that this water here is the legendary Holy Water that burns Demon's to a crisp. They say that nothing will taint this place, nothing. Legend has it that the earth will plunge into a second Hell, but this spot will live on, and I can you believe that it's destined a Demon will save this place from dieing further?"
Yugi shuddered.
"I don't like Demon's, they're scary."
"I personally think Demons are great warriors, and they're immortal and can never die. I think it's neat that they can never die."
"I wouldn't."
"Why?" Reikoku asked curiously as they sat on the grass on their stomachs and wathced the river go by.
"I wouldn't want to live forever. Because then I'll have to watch mama and papa die. And all the things I love will go too. I don't want to be alone. I want my spirit to join the Angels. They would care for me and they would welcome me with open arms and embrace me with joy. I wouldn't be so alone."
Yugi felt Reikoku's hand grasp his.
"And I'll be right there with you."
"Really?"
"Sure, you're my brother after all. I'll protect you from anything, becasue that's what big brother's do."
"Reikoku?"
"Hm?"
"Thank you."
Reikoku smiled and squeezed Yugi's hand.
"That's what I'm here for Yugi. and nothing will change that.
(End of Flash back)
Yugi felt tears rimming and falling as the last happy event had gone through his mind. Before Reikoku broke his promise, before his parents death, before all this happened. He held up his golden hand and growled as he punched the wall with it, then rested his forehead on the smooth wall as he slid to his knees and wept silently, debris falling from the hole he had punched into it.
'Why? Why do I look like this? Why do I look like a monster? Why!?'
"Will you stop your sniveiling? It's really getting on my nerves," came a sleepy growl.
Yugi looked up and saw Yami had turned over and was looking at him through half closed eyes. He sniffed and nodded before running out of the door, and Yami snorted and muttered, 'Mortals,' and tightened the covers around him, going back to sleep.
~*~
Yugi walked slowly to the next room and slowly opened the door. Reikoku was sleeping, but not peacefully in his bed. He was hesitant at first, but then slipped into the room and kneeled by the bed, resting his head on the sheets. and placed a transparent hand on his brother's arm.
"Reikoku," he whispered, though he knew he couldn't be heard. "If only this didn't happen. You would be always happy, and so would I."
Reikoku murmured something and rolled over, and his hand touched Yugi's cheek, and it cused him to cry as he remembered how Reikoku would hug him when he was scared at night, and now he wouldn't even let him near him. Suddenly, he felt arms hugging his head, and Yugi blinked, not sure if Reikoku could really feel him or was unconsiously doing it.
"No...no...don't cry," Reikoku murmured. "I'm right here...you don't need to cry."
Yugi couldn't stop. So many memories cme to his mind and it ended up like this. He, a soul stripped of his body, and Reikoku hating him. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and seemed to be staring right at him, and Yugi felt his heart race as he pulled away from the bed, through Reikoku's arms.
"I'm sorry," he whispered frantically. "I couldn't help it. Please don't punish me."
Then realization hit him that his older brother could not see or hear him, and relaxed and watched as Reikoku slowly rose and looked around.
"Yugi? But I could have sworn...must have been a dream," he muttered.
Yugi cringed as his eyes sddenly became hard and flashed angrily.
"I don't know why I even think of that little bastard. That monster. I don't know why I even let him live with me!"
In the corner, Yugi felt hot tears slid down his cheeks, and without a second thought, rushed out of the door and down the hall. His mind was racing to tell him to run, and was so occupied with hurt that he didn't notice that he knocked Yami over, who had been watching through a slit that he made when he opened the door.
~*~
Yami stared as Yugi suddenly burst through the door, and ran down the hall with tears in his eyes. He didn't know whether to care or not. Or feel pity or just ignore it. He never heard such a thing from a sibling. He even had more respect for his younger brother, and he was a demon! With a slam, he closed the door fully and leaned against it as he swore badly at Reikoku and Yugi for bringing him into their messed up relationship, even though he knew deep inside that it was his own fault. Suddenly, his head collided with the floor when the door was wrenched open and was looking up at the surprised, then angry face of Reikoku.
"Yugi! What are you doing here!" he shouted.
"Why don't you just get your ugly face out of mine, huh?" he hissed, as he jumped up like a cat.
"I presume you have a good reason for being near mybedroom when I even forbidden you to take one step in it!"
Yami only grinned evilly and snorted at him.
"I don't need this crap from you in the morning," and was about to walk down the hall when Reikoku grabbed his shirt and shoved him to the wall.
Yami didn't even need to cry out, since all he felt was a sting and then nothing. His arm was jerked back and he felt it being pressed the wrong way.
Through Reikoku's shouting, he vagually heard a scream coming from somewhere outside, and knew Yugi was feeling this.
"You are such a damn brat! You've always been one since you were a little runt! You good for nothing..." he roughly threw him without finishing. "I don't want to see your monsterous face near my room again! You hear?"
"I'm not deaf you idiot!" Yami shouted, before smacking him in the face.
Reikoku ended up hitting the wall and stared up at Yami with surprise mixed with shock.
"That was for twisting my arm, and this is for shoving me," he said icily, and kicked him in the stomach. "Now, I want you to shut the hell up and never dare touch me again."
~*~
Yugi breathed roughly as he felt pain shoot up his arm, a bruise already formed on his cheek and his spine was killing him.
'Why does Yami always have to pick a fight with Reikoku?'
He gasped as he felt a hand grabs him and was pulled upward.
"Don't touch me!" he shouted and slapped whose ever hand it was.
There was a growl and Yugi's eyes widened as he realized whom he slapped. He looked up and met those hard crimson eyes.
"I'm sorry! Don't hurt me!" he shouted and cringed.
He was in enough pain already and his cheek still had the scar on it from when he first met the Demon.
"Please, no more. I didn't mean to hit you."
"Shut up and stand," Yami barked.
Yugi struggled as he tried to obey, but then ended up falling over onto the grass. Luckly, missing his injured side. Yami sighed in exasperation and wrenched him up.
"Ah! Please Yami! It hurts!" Yugi screamed.
"Shut up and hold still!"
"Yami! Please!"
"I said shut up!" he shouted and slapped him. "Now are you going to let me help or not!"
Yugi blinked.
"Why?"
"I...feel bad, okay."
"A Demon feeling bad?"
"Listen, I'm only being nice this once alright? I...overheard what happened in Reikoku's room and I felt sick. I even treat my sibling better then that even though I'm the one with no heart."
"Yami..."
"Dont' you dare get any ideas you damned mortal! I'm only going to ease it then you're on your own."
Yugi nodded and let Yami run a finger over his hurting arm and then dragged him to th elake nearby and dunked his arm in. Once it came out, his arm was healed. The pain was gone. Yugi flexed his arm and smiled as he saw it was all healed.
"Thank you."
"I'm only going to break it again."
"Then what was the point of healing it?" Yugi asked with a frown.
"Don't make me kill you're head as a bonous."
Yugi gulped and nodded vigorously, before cowering away. He really didn't want to feel pain again, but stopped short as he felt his arm being twisted back, and felt the bone starting to crack. He screamed, but the pain didn' t cease. Yami only stared as he watched the skin twisting and hearing the creaking of the bone as he continued to start breaking it.
"Please, stop! It Ah hurts!"
Heh, you think I give a shit mortal?" he asked.
Yugi gasped, and tears leaked out of his eyes as he bit his lower lip, piercing the skin causing it to bleed. It flowed down his chin and dropped onto his clothing or staining the black ground. Suddenly, the pain stopped and he collapsed to the floor as the hold dropped. He slowly looked up with his one eye and stared at Yami, who had his back turned towards him.
"Get out of my sight."
"Yami...you stopped."
"GET OUT!" he roared, and Yugi scrambled up and ran away, leaving Yami to bow his head in anger.
~*~
Once Yugi was out of sight, Yami held out a hand and a huge black energy sphere blasted a tree into ashes and he stomped to a boulder and punched it, shattering it into small bits.
'Damn it! Why did I stop! Why didn't I break it again like I said I was! Now that brat is going to think me soft! Damn seven hells!'
"Shit!" he shouted into the air, "What the hell is happening to me! Damn it!"
Yami stomped around in a circle, feeling fear churn his stomach and growled as he ran a hand through his hair.
'Father would not approve of this at all. Damn it! I'm the Prince of Hell, feared by all mortals and Angels! Killer without mercy! Why is it so hard to hurt one simple child!'
"DAMN IT!" he shouted and blew up a five already dead tree stumps and panted.
"Okay, here's what I'm going to do, I'm going to kill him now, honor or not. Besides, he never said I couldn't kill him, he just said I couldn't kill myself," Yami murmured with a smirk. "Then I'm going to blast that damn Reikoku's head off, then I'm going back to hell. Angel's won't sense me with this mortal body."
With that thought in his head, he spread out his wings and jumped into the sky, flying back towards the Palace, landing gracefully on all fours on Yugi's balcony. Once he drew himself up and his wings sank into his back, raised a hand and his nails turned into to sharp claws and he smirked as he stepped into the room where Yugi was napping. With silent footsteps, he stood over Yugi, and was about to slash his throat, when Yugi moaned and turned over.
"Yami," he murmured, and a smile touched his lips.
'What in the seven hells...' Yami thought and made to slit his throat again, but Yugi unconsiously reached for his arm and clasped onto it tightly, knocking the Demon off balance and to crash onto the bed beside the sleeping Yugi.
"Yami," he murmured again, hugging his arm.
Yami stared down at the mortal, before rolling his eyes and making a disgustive snort.
"Ugh! Such an emotion is so sickening," he growled and wrenched his arm away, scratching Yugi upon the cheek, blood dribbling down it.
But it was light and Yugi didn't feel a thing.
Yami snorted, and shoved him off the bed before walking out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Damn that boy!" he hissed.
Suddenly, there was a brush on his shoulder and he whirled around, his hand ready to strike who ever dared touch him, and saw a servant, a young man, cower.
"I'm terribly sorry sir, but supper is ready."
He threw his arm down sharply and pushed passed the servant and pratically ran down the stairs. Supper was served in a big room with a single table set for only four, but only two peole occupied it. Reikoku and Yami. Yami sipped the red wine, relishing the sweet tangy taste, and sniffed the meat before devouring it. It wasn't till Reikoku cleared his throat, that Yami looked up to see that Yugi's elder brother was giving him a disgusted look.
"Yugi, please. If you don't already look like a monster then at least act civilized."
"Fuck you."
"Yugi!"
"Reikoku! I'm trying to eat, so fuck off!" Yami snapped and he did, but watched Yami with narrowed eyes.
Yami continued to devour his meat, and didn't even touch the vegtables or nuts or anything that wasn't flesh. Then gulped down his goblet of wine and poured another full cup and started drinking it down.
"Who are you?"
The Demon glanced up at Reikoku.
"Yugi."
"No, you aren't my brother. I thought you were for a while, but I've been watching how you act these passed days. Yugi never drinks wine and he never touches meat because he's vegetarian. And he certanitly doesn't attack me or swears."
"Because you do that for him huh?" Yami asked bluntly.
"Hold your tongue!"
"I will not! You listen here you fucken asshole! I am Yugi! And if you don't like the new results then you shouldn't have treated me so badly when I was crippled. You understand!"
Reikoku nodded, but his eyes remained narrowed.
"Have it your way, _Yugi_," he spat and they continued to eat in silence.
~*~
Yugi muttered in his sleep as he curled up tighter in the covers, and heard a whisper in his ear, but pulled his head away and pulled the cover over his head. Suddenly, he felt himself being lifted up and then dropped back down and he landed on the ground with a grunt.
"Owwwww," he groaned, as he blurrily looked up to see a smirking Yami. "Why'd you do that?"
"You were bugging me. If I can't sleep i don't see why you should."
Yugi rubbed his big eyes sleepily and yawned, as he stretched.
"Doesn't mean you have to dump me on the floor," he grumbled.
"Demon's can do anything they desire, and I don't have to take orders from a mortal, especially a stupid one."
"I never ordered you too, I just asked."
Yami growled and made to grab Yugi's throat.
"You dare talk bakc to me!" he growled dangerously.
"NONONONONONONO!" Yugi shouted and quickly wrappd his own hands over his throat to protect it.
"Then I suggest you shut your trap so you wouldn't get into trouble so often."
Yugi nodded and curled into a small ball, as Yami stared with delight at his fear. He smirked at Yugi, before leaving.
"Don't follow me," he said quickly, that sounded more like a threat if he dared to and closed the door.
Yugi slowly uncurled and crawled back onto the bed, falling back asleep.
~*~
Yami had done his best in trying to avoid Reikoku. The bastard sickened him and he really wanted to strangle the stupid mortal, but he couldn't find himself to do it, though he wans't sure why. But something inside of him forbid him to even think about it.
'I'll have to think on this,' he thought as he went outside again.
He placed himself near the tree near the river and sat there, thinking.
'Why don't I kill that stupid mortal? Why don't I kill both of them? Especially that damned brat? He sometimes has the guts to talk like that to me. I could just throttle him and suck out all of his blood and leave him to rot. But why didn't I? Could I really be...softening?'
"I thought I'd never see you agian," came a voice.
Yami jumped slightly at the interuption and smirked up at another Demon that leaned on the tree.
"What are you doing here?" he growled at Yami.
"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?" Yami shot back.
"Why should I tell you?"
"Because," he said in a whisper and grabbed his collar so he was a foot from above the ground. "I said so!"
The Demon was silent, then smiled.
"Still haven't lost your edge."
Yami smirked and let him fall to the ground.
"Nice to see you too Amet," he muttered.
"Yami, nice body. Whom did you steal it from?" Amet asked as he circled him, licking his lips.
"Some idiot mortal. He was dying and I bluffed him good. I ended up getting this, but with a bit of a price. He helped me escape an Angel presueing me and so I gave him a wish."
"What was it?" he asked curiously.
"I stay with him till he dies. And I can't kill myself on purpose or purposely make myself die. The only satisfaction I get is pissing off his stupid mortal brother. I would love to throttle him but it seems Yugi...I mean that mortal would get mad at me and...I mean...!"
Amet stared, then his eyes narrowed.
"Yami...is my older brother going soft?" he hissed.
Yami glared, his teeth bared, and cuffed him.
"Don't you dare speak to me like that! I'm not going soft! It's just I'll never hear the end of the brats complaints if I killed him. Besides, he's great entertainment when I piss him off," he said with a smirk.
Yami stared up at the castle, not catching Amet's sneer and suspicious narrowed eyes, but once he looked bakc at him, it dropped and he smirked.
"So I have a feeling you like Yugi," he said slowly.
"Go jump into the river," he growled.
"Why not?" he said and went for it.
Yami was shocked and grabbed Amet before he could even go near the lake.
"Idiot! I was joking! That's Holy Water!"
Amet stared at the water and then at him.
"You saved me?"
"You're my flesh and blood!"
His eyes narrowed, then wrenched away from Yami, and then had a sickening smile on his face.
"I must depart brother. The next time I see you, is when we both are home in Hell," and diminished.
Yami stared on where he departed and somehow felt dread build up, and cursed himself for blurting out all that out and cursed Yugi badly.
'Stupid bastard mortal! I wish I never met you Stupid mortal! I hate you! I hate you! You softened me so I cared! I hate you! I hate you!'
A thought suddenly struck him and his eyes widened.
"Shit!" and started towards the palace.
His thoughts were on getting upstairs that he didnt' notice someone in front of him and ran straight into them.
"Yugi! Watch where you're going!" Reikoku shouted.
"Fuck you," he snarled, as he got up and ran down the hall.
He ran up the stair case and continued up till he reached the platform and burst into Yugi's room.
"Yugi!" he shouted.
His breaths came were raggad as he searched the room frantically, but he saw that he was gone.
"Hell no!" he shouted and ran through the room. "Yugi! God don't say you're gone!"
"Yami?" came a voice as the door opened then closed shut.
Yami whipped around and saw Yugi standing by the door, looking at him with his one violet eye.
"God, don't do that!" he shouted as he grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him roughly.
"What's wrong? I only went to the privy..."
"You're such a stupid mortal! Stuid mortal!" Yami shouted and did something Yugi least expected.
He hugged Yugi tightly.
"Yami! What are you doing?"
"Just shut up, Yugi. Just shut up."
"Yam..." Yugi was about to say but he was cut off as Yami placed a hand over his mouth, his eyebrow twitching with annoyance.
But Yugi wanted to know what he was up to this time and said it right out, though a little muffled from the hand.
"Nothing," was his answer. "Just shush for a moment."
Minutes passed by before Yami let go and sat on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands.
"I hate you you damn mortal. I hate your innocence, and I hate your damn soul! But yet...I've grown attached to you and..."
Yugi placed his hand on Yami's shoulder but he shook it off.
"Hate you," he muttered again.
"Are you saying...you want to become my friend?" Yugi asked quietly.
Yami looked up, and the boy was surprised at the hope and sadness in his eyes instead of anger and hate.
"Can I?"
Yugi smiled warmly, that warmed Yami's heart, and nodded.
"I'd like that."
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Mijikai: I'm really sorry for making everyone wait. I suffered from writers block and will probably suffer also for the next chapter so don't expect it up soon...unless I break it somehow...
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter and will tolerate waiting a little bit more for the next. I promise that I won't take so long next time updating. Ja ne
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Yugi sat in his chair as Yami slept within the bed, though he originally had been sleeping in it, but Yami had shoved him off of it and went into it himself. Since Yugi wasn't one to pick a fight, he backed off and had curled up on the stone floor. It had been a pleasant night, so he had slept on the balcony, dreaming enigmic dreams. Yami murmured something and shifted, and Yugi sighed, hopping off the chair and leaned on the balcony railing.
'Why? Why is it all dead?' he thought as he stared out at the blood red sky and black earth with dead tree stumps scattered everywhere. 'Our there other people out there? Or is it just us here?'
Bright tears fell from his eyes and slid down his pale cheeks and landed on the tiles. With a sigh he started to remember, long ago, when the skies were still blue and nature had plagued the lands. When Reikoku actually cared for him. When he wasn't so hard hearted.
(Flash back)
Skies were blue and clouds swirled up through the sky that looked like huge fluffy pillows. Grass had grown all over the hills and valleys, as huge trees tried to be the first to touch the skies with the tips of their branches. The palace hadn't been so gloomy, but had a pure gleam to it. Beautiful white alabaster walls, with sparkling gold towers that the son loved to glisten onto. His parents had set themselves onto the grass outside of the palace on a spread out blanket with a picnic basket placed on the edge. His father was spread out and taking a nap, as his mother sat on her knees, with her husbands head cradled in her lap, reading a novel she had grown fond of.
Yugi was a perky energetic boy who loved to play, especially with his elder brother Reikoku. Outside, Yugi had climbed a pratically tall tree and was sitting on on of the highest branches, and called to his older brother, waving. Reikoku glanced up, smiling, waving back, then stopped and started shouting for him to come down, for he had noticed the branch his younger brother was sitting on was weak and ready to break off. Despite Reikoku's warnings, Yugi was to high up to hear his brother's cries and thought that his elder brother only wanted him to come down because he was jealous that he couldn't climb that high, and so stubbornly didn't move. It wasn't long till the branch cracked and broke, causing Yugi to cry out as he fell. Luckily, he landed on something and once he cracked his eye open, he saw he landed on Reikoku, and gasped.
"I'm sorry."
Reikoku only shook his head and helped Yugi up, asking if he was alright.
"Yugi? You okay? You didn't break or cut anything?" he asked.
"No," Yugi sniffed.
His mother had heard the scream and jolted up, running towards them, waking their father in the process, and both were by their sides.
"Yugi, you alright honey?" she asked and kissed him, as she held him tightly.
"Yes mama."
"Reikoku what happened?" his father asked. "You didn't get hurt too did you?"
"No father, I'm fine. And I think Yugi's okay too."
"Yep, see mama, I'm alright."
She kissed him again, before releasing him to go play, and Reikoku grabbed his small hand, smiling as he pulled him through the lush green bushes and through the tangled trees.
"Where you taking me?" he asked curiously.
"You'll see," he said secretively.
Reikoku led him further near the forest, before uncovering some bushes to present a beautiful lake. Yugi gasped and smiled in excitment as he saw the water. Cyrstil clear and looking clean with not a speck of anything in it.
"They say this is where the Angel's dwell when they have days of rest. They say that this water here is the legendary Holy Water that burns Demon's to a crisp. They say that nothing will taint this place, nothing. Legend has it that the earth will plunge into a second Hell, but this spot will live on, and I can you believe that it's destined a Demon will save this place from dieing further?"
Yugi shuddered.
"I don't like Demon's, they're scary."
"I personally think Demons are great warriors, and they're immortal and can never die. I think it's neat that they can never die."
"I wouldn't."
"Why?" Reikoku asked curiously as they sat on the grass on their stomachs and wathced the river go by.
"I wouldn't want to live forever. Because then I'll have to watch mama and papa die. And all the things I love will go too. I don't want to be alone. I want my spirit to join the Angels. They would care for me and they would welcome me with open arms and embrace me with joy. I wouldn't be so alone."
Yugi felt Reikoku's hand grasp his.
"And I'll be right there with you."
"Really?"
"Sure, you're my brother after all. I'll protect you from anything, becasue that's what big brother's do."
"Reikoku?"
"Hm?"
"Thank you."
Reikoku smiled and squeezed Yugi's hand.
"That's what I'm here for Yugi. and nothing will change that.
(End of Flash back)
Yugi felt tears rimming and falling as the last happy event had gone through his mind. Before Reikoku broke his promise, before his parents death, before all this happened. He held up his golden hand and growled as he punched the wall with it, then rested his forehead on the smooth wall as he slid to his knees and wept silently, debris falling from the hole he had punched into it.
'Why? Why do I look like this? Why do I look like a monster? Why!?'
"Will you stop your sniveiling? It's really getting on my nerves," came a sleepy growl.
Yugi looked up and saw Yami had turned over and was looking at him through half closed eyes. He sniffed and nodded before running out of the door, and Yami snorted and muttered, 'Mortals,' and tightened the covers around him, going back to sleep.
~*~
Yugi walked slowly to the next room and slowly opened the door. Reikoku was sleeping, but not peacefully in his bed. He was hesitant at first, but then slipped into the room and kneeled by the bed, resting his head on the sheets. and placed a transparent hand on his brother's arm.
"Reikoku," he whispered, though he knew he couldn't be heard. "If only this didn't happen. You would be always happy, and so would I."
Reikoku murmured something and rolled over, and his hand touched Yugi's cheek, and it cused him to cry as he remembered how Reikoku would hug him when he was scared at night, and now he wouldn't even let him near him. Suddenly, he felt arms hugging his head, and Yugi blinked, not sure if Reikoku could really feel him or was unconsiously doing it.
"No...no...don't cry," Reikoku murmured. "I'm right here...you don't need to cry."
Yugi couldn't stop. So many memories cme to his mind and it ended up like this. He, a soul stripped of his body, and Reikoku hating him. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and seemed to be staring right at him, and Yugi felt his heart race as he pulled away from the bed, through Reikoku's arms.
"I'm sorry," he whispered frantically. "I couldn't help it. Please don't punish me."
Then realization hit him that his older brother could not see or hear him, and relaxed and watched as Reikoku slowly rose and looked around.
"Yugi? But I could have sworn...must have been a dream," he muttered.
Yugi cringed as his eyes sddenly became hard and flashed angrily.
"I don't know why I even think of that little bastard. That monster. I don't know why I even let him live with me!"
In the corner, Yugi felt hot tears slid down his cheeks, and without a second thought, rushed out of the door and down the hall. His mind was racing to tell him to run, and was so occupied with hurt that he didn't notice that he knocked Yami over, who had been watching through a slit that he made when he opened the door.
~*~
Yami stared as Yugi suddenly burst through the door, and ran down the hall with tears in his eyes. He didn't know whether to care or not. Or feel pity or just ignore it. He never heard such a thing from a sibling. He even had more respect for his younger brother, and he was a demon! With a slam, he closed the door fully and leaned against it as he swore badly at Reikoku and Yugi for bringing him into their messed up relationship, even though he knew deep inside that it was his own fault. Suddenly, his head collided with the floor when the door was wrenched open and was looking up at the surprised, then angry face of Reikoku.
"Yugi! What are you doing here!" he shouted.
"Why don't you just get your ugly face out of mine, huh?" he hissed, as he jumped up like a cat.
"I presume you have a good reason for being near mybedroom when I even forbidden you to take one step in it!"
Yami only grinned evilly and snorted at him.
"I don't need this crap from you in the morning," and was about to walk down the hall when Reikoku grabbed his shirt and shoved him to the wall.
Yami didn't even need to cry out, since all he felt was a sting and then nothing. His arm was jerked back and he felt it being pressed the wrong way.
Through Reikoku's shouting, he vagually heard a scream coming from somewhere outside, and knew Yugi was feeling this.
"You are such a damn brat! You've always been one since you were a little runt! You good for nothing..." he roughly threw him without finishing. "I don't want to see your monsterous face near my room again! You hear?"
"I'm not deaf you idiot!" Yami shouted, before smacking him in the face.
Reikoku ended up hitting the wall and stared up at Yami with surprise mixed with shock.
"That was for twisting my arm, and this is for shoving me," he said icily, and kicked him in the stomach. "Now, I want you to shut the hell up and never dare touch me again."
~*~
Yugi breathed roughly as he felt pain shoot up his arm, a bruise already formed on his cheek and his spine was killing him.
'Why does Yami always have to pick a fight with Reikoku?'
He gasped as he felt a hand grabs him and was pulled upward.
"Don't touch me!" he shouted and slapped whose ever hand it was.
There was a growl and Yugi's eyes widened as he realized whom he slapped. He looked up and met those hard crimson eyes.
"I'm sorry! Don't hurt me!" he shouted and cringed.
He was in enough pain already and his cheek still had the scar on it from when he first met the Demon.
"Please, no more. I didn't mean to hit you."
"Shut up and stand," Yami barked.
Yugi struggled as he tried to obey, but then ended up falling over onto the grass. Luckly, missing his injured side. Yami sighed in exasperation and wrenched him up.
"Ah! Please Yami! It hurts!" Yugi screamed.
"Shut up and hold still!"
"Yami! Please!"
"I said shut up!" he shouted and slapped him. "Now are you going to let me help or not!"
Yugi blinked.
"Why?"
"I...feel bad, okay."
"A Demon feeling bad?"
"Listen, I'm only being nice this once alright? I...overheard what happened in Reikoku's room and I felt sick. I even treat my sibling better then that even though I'm the one with no heart."
"Yami..."
"Dont' you dare get any ideas you damned mortal! I'm only going to ease it then you're on your own."
Yugi nodded and let Yami run a finger over his hurting arm and then dragged him to th elake nearby and dunked his arm in. Once it came out, his arm was healed. The pain was gone. Yugi flexed his arm and smiled as he saw it was all healed.
"Thank you."
"I'm only going to break it again."
"Then what was the point of healing it?" Yugi asked with a frown.
"Don't make me kill you're head as a bonous."
Yugi gulped and nodded vigorously, before cowering away. He really didn't want to feel pain again, but stopped short as he felt his arm being twisted back, and felt the bone starting to crack. He screamed, but the pain didn' t cease. Yami only stared as he watched the skin twisting and hearing the creaking of the bone as he continued to start breaking it.
"Please, stop! It Ah hurts!"
Heh, you think I give a shit mortal?" he asked.
Yugi gasped, and tears leaked out of his eyes as he bit his lower lip, piercing the skin causing it to bleed. It flowed down his chin and dropped onto his clothing or staining the black ground. Suddenly, the pain stopped and he collapsed to the floor as the hold dropped. He slowly looked up with his one eye and stared at Yami, who had his back turned towards him.
"Get out of my sight."
"Yami...you stopped."
"GET OUT!" he roared, and Yugi scrambled up and ran away, leaving Yami to bow his head in anger.
~*~
Once Yugi was out of sight, Yami held out a hand and a huge black energy sphere blasted a tree into ashes and he stomped to a boulder and punched it, shattering it into small bits.
'Damn it! Why did I stop! Why didn't I break it again like I said I was! Now that brat is going to think me soft! Damn seven hells!'
"Shit!" he shouted into the air, "What the hell is happening to me! Damn it!"
Yami stomped around in a circle, feeling fear churn his stomach and growled as he ran a hand through his hair.
'Father would not approve of this at all. Damn it! I'm the Prince of Hell, feared by all mortals and Angels! Killer without mercy! Why is it so hard to hurt one simple child!'
"DAMN IT!" he shouted and blew up a five already dead tree stumps and panted.
"Okay, here's what I'm going to do, I'm going to kill him now, honor or not. Besides, he never said I couldn't kill him, he just said I couldn't kill myself," Yami murmured with a smirk. "Then I'm going to blast that damn Reikoku's head off, then I'm going back to hell. Angel's won't sense me with this mortal body."
With that thought in his head, he spread out his wings and jumped into the sky, flying back towards the Palace, landing gracefully on all fours on Yugi's balcony. Once he drew himself up and his wings sank into his back, raised a hand and his nails turned into to sharp claws and he smirked as he stepped into the room where Yugi was napping. With silent footsteps, he stood over Yugi, and was about to slash his throat, when Yugi moaned and turned over.
"Yami," he murmured, and a smile touched his lips.
'What in the seven hells...' Yami thought and made to slit his throat again, but Yugi unconsiously reached for his arm and clasped onto it tightly, knocking the Demon off balance and to crash onto the bed beside the sleeping Yugi.
"Yami," he murmured again, hugging his arm.
Yami stared down at the mortal, before rolling his eyes and making a disgustive snort.
"Ugh! Such an emotion is so sickening," he growled and wrenched his arm away, scratching Yugi upon the cheek, blood dribbling down it.
But it was light and Yugi didn't feel a thing.
Yami snorted, and shoved him off the bed before walking out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Damn that boy!" he hissed.
Suddenly, there was a brush on his shoulder and he whirled around, his hand ready to strike who ever dared touch him, and saw a servant, a young man, cower.
"I'm terribly sorry sir, but supper is ready."
He threw his arm down sharply and pushed passed the servant and pratically ran down the stairs. Supper was served in a big room with a single table set for only four, but only two peole occupied it. Reikoku and Yami. Yami sipped the red wine, relishing the sweet tangy taste, and sniffed the meat before devouring it. It wasn't till Reikoku cleared his throat, that Yami looked up to see that Yugi's elder brother was giving him a disgusted look.
"Yugi, please. If you don't already look like a monster then at least act civilized."
"Fuck you."
"Yugi!"
"Reikoku! I'm trying to eat, so fuck off!" Yami snapped and he did, but watched Yami with narrowed eyes.
Yami continued to devour his meat, and didn't even touch the vegtables or nuts or anything that wasn't flesh. Then gulped down his goblet of wine and poured another full cup and started drinking it down.
"Who are you?"
The Demon glanced up at Reikoku.
"Yugi."
"No, you aren't my brother. I thought you were for a while, but I've been watching how you act these passed days. Yugi never drinks wine and he never touches meat because he's vegetarian. And he certanitly doesn't attack me or swears."
"Because you do that for him huh?" Yami asked bluntly.
"Hold your tongue!"
"I will not! You listen here you fucken asshole! I am Yugi! And if you don't like the new results then you shouldn't have treated me so badly when I was crippled. You understand!"
Reikoku nodded, but his eyes remained narrowed.
"Have it your way, _Yugi_," he spat and they continued to eat in silence.
~*~
Yugi muttered in his sleep as he curled up tighter in the covers, and heard a whisper in his ear, but pulled his head away and pulled the cover over his head. Suddenly, he felt himself being lifted up and then dropped back down and he landed on the ground with a grunt.
"Owwwww," he groaned, as he blurrily looked up to see a smirking Yami. "Why'd you do that?"
"You were bugging me. If I can't sleep i don't see why you should."
Yugi rubbed his big eyes sleepily and yawned, as he stretched.
"Doesn't mean you have to dump me on the floor," he grumbled.
"Demon's can do anything they desire, and I don't have to take orders from a mortal, especially a stupid one."
"I never ordered you too, I just asked."
Yami growled and made to grab Yugi's throat.
"You dare talk bakc to me!" he growled dangerously.
"NONONONONONONO!" Yugi shouted and quickly wrappd his own hands over his throat to protect it.
"Then I suggest you shut your trap so you wouldn't get into trouble so often."
Yugi nodded and curled into a small ball, as Yami stared with delight at his fear. He smirked at Yugi, before leaving.
"Don't follow me," he said quickly, that sounded more like a threat if he dared to and closed the door.
Yugi slowly uncurled and crawled back onto the bed, falling back asleep.
~*~
Yami had done his best in trying to avoid Reikoku. The bastard sickened him and he really wanted to strangle the stupid mortal, but he couldn't find himself to do it, though he wans't sure why. But something inside of him forbid him to even think about it.
'I'll have to think on this,' he thought as he went outside again.
He placed himself near the tree near the river and sat there, thinking.
'Why don't I kill that stupid mortal? Why don't I kill both of them? Especially that damned brat? He sometimes has the guts to talk like that to me. I could just throttle him and suck out all of his blood and leave him to rot. But why didn't I? Could I really be...softening?'
"I thought I'd never see you agian," came a voice.
Yami jumped slightly at the interuption and smirked up at another Demon that leaned on the tree.
"What are you doing here?" he growled at Yami.
"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?" Yami shot back.
"Why should I tell you?"
"Because," he said in a whisper and grabbed his collar so he was a foot from above the ground. "I said so!"
The Demon was silent, then smiled.
"Still haven't lost your edge."
Yami smirked and let him fall to the ground.
"Nice to see you too Amet," he muttered.
"Yami, nice body. Whom did you steal it from?" Amet asked as he circled him, licking his lips.
"Some idiot mortal. He was dying and I bluffed him good. I ended up getting this, but with a bit of a price. He helped me escape an Angel presueing me and so I gave him a wish."
"What was it?" he asked curiously.
"I stay with him till he dies. And I can't kill myself on purpose or purposely make myself die. The only satisfaction I get is pissing off his stupid mortal brother. I would love to throttle him but it seems Yugi...I mean that mortal would get mad at me and...I mean...!"
Amet stared, then his eyes narrowed.
"Yami...is my older brother going soft?" he hissed.
Yami glared, his teeth bared, and cuffed him.
"Don't you dare speak to me like that! I'm not going soft! It's just I'll never hear the end of the brats complaints if I killed him. Besides, he's great entertainment when I piss him off," he said with a smirk.
Yami stared up at the castle, not catching Amet's sneer and suspicious narrowed eyes, but once he looked bakc at him, it dropped and he smirked.
"So I have a feeling you like Yugi," he said slowly.
"Go jump into the river," he growled.
"Why not?" he said and went for it.
Yami was shocked and grabbed Amet before he could even go near the lake.
"Idiot! I was joking! That's Holy Water!"
Amet stared at the water and then at him.
"You saved me?"
"You're my flesh and blood!"
His eyes narrowed, then wrenched away from Yami, and then had a sickening smile on his face.
"I must depart brother. The next time I see you, is when we both are home in Hell," and diminished.
Yami stared on where he departed and somehow felt dread build up, and cursed himself for blurting out all that out and cursed Yugi badly.
'Stupid bastard mortal! I wish I never met you Stupid mortal! I hate you! I hate you! You softened me so I cared! I hate you! I hate you!'
A thought suddenly struck him and his eyes widened.
"Shit!" and started towards the palace.
His thoughts were on getting upstairs that he didnt' notice someone in front of him and ran straight into them.
"Yugi! Watch where you're going!" Reikoku shouted.
"Fuck you," he snarled, as he got up and ran down the hall.
He ran up the stair case and continued up till he reached the platform and burst into Yugi's room.
"Yugi!" he shouted.
His breaths came were raggad as he searched the room frantically, but he saw that he was gone.
"Hell no!" he shouted and ran through the room. "Yugi! God don't say you're gone!"
"Yami?" came a voice as the door opened then closed shut.
Yami whipped around and saw Yugi standing by the door, looking at him with his one violet eye.
"God, don't do that!" he shouted as he grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him roughly.
"What's wrong? I only went to the privy..."
"You're such a stupid mortal! Stuid mortal!" Yami shouted and did something Yugi least expected.
He hugged Yugi tightly.
"Yami! What are you doing?"
"Just shut up, Yugi. Just shut up."
"Yam..." Yugi was about to say but he was cut off as Yami placed a hand over his mouth, his eyebrow twitching with annoyance.
But Yugi wanted to know what he was up to this time and said it right out, though a little muffled from the hand.
"Nothing," was his answer. "Just shush for a moment."
Minutes passed by before Yami let go and sat on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands.
"I hate you you damn mortal. I hate your innocence, and I hate your damn soul! But yet...I've grown attached to you and..."
Yugi placed his hand on Yami's shoulder but he shook it off.
"Hate you," he muttered again.
"Are you saying...you want to become my friend?" Yugi asked quietly.
Yami looked up, and the boy was surprised at the hope and sadness in his eyes instead of anger and hate.
"Can I?"
Yugi smiled warmly, that warmed Yami's heart, and nodded.
"I'd like that."
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Mijikai: I'm really sorry for making everyone wait. I suffered from writers block and will probably suffer also for the next chapter so don't expect it up soon...unless I break it somehow...
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter and will tolerate waiting a little bit more for the next. I promise that I won't take so long next time updating. Ja ne
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