Chapter 2: Secret of the Dark
"Since when is there two of you?! I've never sensed him?!" Confused and flustered Yami stared at Kuro. Kuro giggled and laughed at Yami being so flustered."Kuro is only part of me he has his own personality as well. He's just the darker part of my feelings that I rarely ever use." Yami calmed but was still stunned at Kuro. He thought the best thing he could do was befriend him. "Well it's nice to meet you Kuro." Kuro stared for a minute at Yami in disbelief. How could he want to be friends with him?! Fear kicked in and he responded to the gesture with a light handshake. "Nice to meet you as well." Yami caught the slight shakyness in his voice and was curious as to why Kuro was fearful. "So how did he come about?" Yugi sighed hating to tell this story. "Well I met Matilda in about 3rd grade. As usual I was nice to her but Tea had a feeling like she shouldn't be trusted. I didn't think she should judge her but whenever someone was around her bad things happened. I bumped into her by accident and some of her shadow magic rubbed off on me. I apologized for bumping her and left. But the next day after school a bully picked on me and beat me up. I covered myself but this burning anger was building inside. My throat was burning so badly at that point that I couldn't speak. Then my head was throbbing and I blacked out. When I came too the bully was on the ground very badly beaten up and there was blood on my hands. I was scared so I ran. I had no idea at the time that Matilda saw the whole thing. So she began to set up things to provoke me to get angry again. It worked and suddenly I was afraid for myself. I was crying in my bedroom one night when a hand touched my shoulder. That is when I turned and looked seeing what looked to be a darker version of me. I thought as any kid would that he was an imaginary friend so I was kind to him. He was kind back but warned me never to become to attached to him. When I learned he had no name I named him Kuro. He liked it in an instant. Soon he learned Matilda was behind the things that were provoking me. He was angry with her and when she asked him to join her little group of killing other people he declined. She was angry with him and tried to attack him but he was stronger then her and bashed her so hard she couldn't get up. I told him to stop and he walked away. Matilda sobbed and swore vengeance on him that she would make him join her whether he liked it or not. She's been trying to find him but couldn't sense him. One day there was an accident Kuro was blamed for setting a fire to a building with some people in it but it was Matilda. So we left and Kuro hid himself deep inside my heart. Until you showed up Matilda no longer could sense him. So yeah that's it." Yami just sat there in a state of shock but looked at Kuro. "So why so fearful of being close to people?" Kuro looked at him then looked very sad, "Fear of losing them or being hurt." He looked away and Yami took ahold of his hands. Kuro was surprised by the action. "You don't need to be afraid Kuro. We will always protect you just as you protect us. Your our friend." Smiles kindly into the astonished eyes of the young teen in front of him. Kuro could remember anyone doing this save for Yugi. Before he could stop himself he was shaking and crying. Tears poured from his eyes and his nose became runny. Yami out of the kindness in his heart hugged the smaller boy. Kuro broke down into sobs at the gesture. In that instant the room was quiet except Kuro's sobs. In that small room they each had found something special. They had become... Brothers.